Signal generation device, spectrum analyzing device and corresponding methods with correction parameter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11184091-B2
Application number	US-201815940397-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2018
Priority date	Mar 29, 2018
Publication date	Nov 23, 2021
Grant date	Nov 23, 2021

Abstract

A signal generation device with correction parameter measurement is provided. Said signal generation device comprises a signal generating unit configured to provide at least one test signal for a device under test with the aid of a connection structure, and a correction parameter measurement unit configured to measure at least one correction parameter with respect to said connection structure. In this context, both the signal generating unit and the correction parameter measurement unit are integrated into one housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A signal generation device with correction parameter measurement, the signal generation device comprising:
a signal generating unit configured to provide at least one test signal for a device under test with the aid of a connection structure comprising a cable and/or a stripline comprising a first port and a second port, and
a correction parameter measurement unit configured to measure at least one correction parameter with respect to the first port and/or the second port of said connection structure,
wherein the correction parameter measurement unit is configured to indicate the at least one correction parameter to a user,
wherein the at least one correction parameter comprises at least one scattering parameter of the first port and/or the second port of the connection structure,
wherein both the signal generating unit and the correction parameter measurement unit are integrated into one housing, and
wherein the signal generation device comprises a correction parameter measuring mode.

2. The signal generation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one correction parameter is measured on the basis of the at least one test signal provided for the first port of the connection structure, and at least one measured signal measured at the first port of the connection structure and/or at the second port of the connection structure with the aid of the correction parameter measurement unit.

3. The signal generation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one test signal is a radio frequency signal.

4. The signal generation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the correction parameter measurement unit is configured to compare the at least one test signal provided for a first port of the connection structure, with at least one measured signal measured at the first port of the connection structure and/or at the second port of the connection structure with the aid of the correction parameter measurement unit.

5. The signal generation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the signal generation device is configured to indicate the at least one correction parameter to the user.

6. The signal generation device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the signal generation device further comprises a fading unit configured to apply fading to the at least one test signal, or
wherein the signal generation device further comprises a noise unit configured to apply noise to the at least one test signal.

7. A spectrum analyzing device with correction parameter measurement, the spectrum analyzing device comprising:
a signal generating unit configured to provide at least one test signal for a device under test with the aid of a connection structure comprising a cable and/or a stripline comprising a first port and a second port, and
a correction parameter measurement unit configured to measure at least one correction parameter with respect to the first port and/or the second port of said connection structure,
wherein the correction parameter measurement unit is configured to indicate the at least one correction parameter to a user,
wherein the at least one correction parameter comprises at least one scattering parameter of the first port and/or the second port of the connection structure,
wherein both the signal generating unit and the correction parameter measurement unit are integrated into one housing, and
wherein the spectrum analyzing device comprises a correction parameter measuring mode.

8. The spectrum analyzing device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the at least one correction parameter is measured on the basis of the at least one test signal provided for the first port of the connection structure, and at least one measured signal measured at the first port of the connection structure and/or at the second port of the connection structure with the aid of the correction parameter measurement unit.

9. The spectrum analyzing device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the spectrum analyzing device further comprises a sweep filter configured to apply a sweep to the at least one test signal, or
wherein the spectrum analyzing device further comprises at least one of a peak-detector, an auto-peak-detector, a sample-detector, and a route-mean-square-detector.

10. A signal generation method with correction parameter measurement, the signal generation method comprising the steps of:
providing at least one test signal for a device under test with the aid of a signal generating unit via a connection structure comprising a cable and/or a stripline comprising a first port and a second port,
measuring at least one correction parameter with respect to a first port and/or the second port of said connection structure with the aid of a correction parameter measurement unit,
indicating the at least one correction parameter to a user with the aid of the correction parameter measurement unit, and
providing a correction parameter measuring mode,
wherein the at least one correction parameter comprises at least one scattering parameter of the first port and/or the second port of the connection structure, and
wherein both the signal generating unit and the correction parameter measurement unit are integrated into one housing.

11. The signal generation method according to claim 10 ,
wherein the at least one correction parameter is measured on the basis of the at least one test signal provided for the first port of the connection structure, and at least one measured signal measured at the first port of the connection structure and/or at the second port of the connection structure with the aid of the correction parameter measurement unit.

12. The signal generation method according to claim 10 ,
wherein the at least one test signal is a radio frequency signal.

13. The signal generation method according to claim 10 ,
wherein the signal generation method or the spectrum analyzing method further comprises the step of with the aid of the correction parameter measurement unit, comparing the at least one test signal provided for the first port of the connection structure, with at least one measured signal measured at the first port of the connection structure and/or at the second port of the connection structure with the aid of the correction parameter measurement unit.

14. The signal generation method according to claim 10 ,
wherein the signal generation method further comprises the step of applying fading to the at least one test signal with the aid of a fading unit.

15. The signal generation method according to claim 10 ,
wherein the signal generation method further comprises the step of applying noise to the at least one test signal with the aid of a noise unit.

16. A spectrum analyzing method with correction parameter measurement, the spectrum analyzing method comprising the steps of:
providing at least one test signal for a device under test with the aid of a signal generating unit via a connection structure comprising a cable and/or a stripline comprising a first port and a second port,
measuring at least one correction parameter with respect to the first port and/or the second port of said connection structure with the aid of a correction parameter measurement unit,
indicating the at least one correction parameter to a user with the aid of the correction parameter measurement unit, and
providing a correction parameter measuring mode,
wherein the at least one correction parameter comprises at least one scattering parameter of the first port and/or the second port of connection structure, and
wherein both the signal generating unit and the correction parameter

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Gallhauser Markus

Classifications

• H04B17/21 Primary

  for calibration; for correcting measurements · CPC title

• H04B17/0085 Primary

  using test signal generators · CPC title

• H04B17/101

  for measurement of specific parameters of the transmitter or components thereof · CPC title

• H04B17/15 Primary

  Performance testing · CPC title

• H04B17/29

  Performance testing · CPC title