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We estimate the scattering matrix of an arbitrarily complex linear, passive, time-invariant system with $N$ monomodal lumped ports by inputting and outputting waves only via a fixed set of $N_\mathrm{A}<N$ ports while terminating the…
We present the "Virtual VNA 3.0" technique for estimating the scattering matrix of a \textit{non-reciprocal}, linear, passive, time-invariant device under test (DUT) with $N$ monomodal ports using a single measurement setup involving a…
We refine the recently introduced "Virtual VNA 3.0" technique to remove the need for coherent detection. The resulting "Virtual VNA 3.1" technique can unambiguously estimate the full scattering matrix of a non-reciprocal, linear, passive,…
We prototype a PCB-realized tunable load network whose ports serve as additional "virtual" VNA ports in a "Virtual VNA" measurement setup. The latter enables the estimation of a many-port antenna array's scattering matrix with a few-port…
We develop a multi-port-backscatter-modulation technique to determine, over the air (OTA), the scattering parameters of a linear, passive, time-invariant multi-port device under test (DUT). A set of "not-directly-accessible" (NDA) antennas…
This paper introduces a one-port method for estimating model parameters of VNA calibration standards. The method involves measuring the standards through an asymmetrical passive network connected in direct mode and then in reverse mode, and…
An analytical method was developed, to estimate uncertainties in full two-port Vector Network Analyzer measurements, using total differentials of S-parameters. System error uncertainties were also estimated from total differentials…
Antennas are a key element in any communication system and vector network analyser (VNA) is popular tool for charactering antenna impedance bandwidth. In this paper, an efficient uncertainty evaluation method is proposed for VNA measurement…
Topological boundary modes utilizing valley mode waveguides have opened opportunities in, for instance, the design of high transmission waveguides with tolerance to geometrical defects and sharp bends. Applications of these waveguides…
This study presents a new method for measuring the propagation constant of transmission lines using a single line standard and without prior calibration of a two-port vector network analyzer (VNA). The method provides accurate results by…
Since S-parameter measurements without uncertainty cannot claim any credibility, the uncertainties in full two-port Vector Network Analyser (VNA) measurements were estimated using total complex differentials (Total Differential Errors). To…
In this paper, the nonlinear Volterra series expansion is extended and used to describe certain types of nonautonomous differential equations related to the inverse scattering problem in nuclear physics. The nonautonomous Volterra series…
The statistical model proposed in an accompanying paper is generalized to treat multiport scattering problems. Attention is first focused on two-port lossless systems and the model is shown to be consistent with Random Matrix Theory. The…
This paper presents the characterization measurements and related uncertainty evaluation of a nonmagnetic material using the Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) at microwave frequencies. The permittivity of the material under test is computed…
This paper presents an indirect method for measuring the switch terms of a vector network analyzer (VNA) using at least three reciprocal devices, which do not need to be characterized beforehand. This method is particularly suitable for…
The design of large complex wave systems (filters, networks, vacuum-electronic devices, metamaterials, smart radio environments, etc.) requires repeated evaluations of the scattering parameters resulting from complex connections between…
Statistical fluctuations in the eigenvalues of the scattering, impedance and admittance matrices of 2-Port wave-chaotic systems are studied experimentally using a chaotic microwave cavity. These fluctuations are universal in that their…
We propose a model to describe the statistical properties of wave scattering through a classically chaotic cavity in the presence of surface absorption. Experimentally, surface absorption could be realized by attaching an "absorbing patch"…
Wireless multi-port sensing remotely retrieves the scattering matrix of a multi-port device under test (DUT) connected to a set of not-directly-accessible (NDA) antennas that couple over-the-air (OTA) to a set of accessible antennas. If (i)…
Much has been written about the representation of noisy linear 2-ports. Here we present a theory of noisy $N$-ports. We show how in the general case there are $(2N)!/(N!)^2$ equivalent representations and give the transformations relating…