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Analysis in Time Domain (Option 010)
Transformation to time domain
9. Analysis in Time Domain
(Option 010)
Measurement range
In the time domain function, the measurement range means the range within which the
response can be measured without repetition. The repetition of the response occurs because
measurement in the frequency domain is performed discretely instead of continuously. The
measurement range is inversely proportional to the frequency difference between adjacent
measurement points. The frequency difference between measurement points is
expressed as follows by using the span of the sweep frequency and the number of
points .
Therefore, the measurement range is proportional to the number of points− 1 and inversely
proportional to the span of the sweep range. To enlarge the measurement range, use one of
the following methods:
• Increase the number of points.
• Narrow the span of the sweep range.
NOTE When you change the above settings after performing calibration, you need to perform
calibration again.
The sweep range is expressed as time or distance. The time of the measurement range
is as follows:
The distance of the measurement range is expressed as follows using the velocity
factor and the speed of light in a vacuum (3
×10
8
m/s).
NOTE The maximum length of the DUT that can be measured in the transmission measurement is
. On the other hand, in the reflection measurement, because the signal goes and
returns, it is 1/2 of .
The velocity factor varies depending on the material through which the signal propagates:
0.66 for polyethylene and 0.7 for
PTFE.
Changes in the settings and the changes in the response
Table 9-4 shows the effect of changes in the measurement conditions on the response
ΔF
F
span
N
meas
ΔF
F
span
N
meas
1–
-----------------------=
T
span
T
span
1
ΔF
-------=
L
span
Vc
L
span
Vc
ΔF
-------=
L
span
L
span