{"title":"A broadband standing wave RF interferometer for fast and low-cost spectral analysis","authors":"S. Hemour, F. Podevin, P. Xavier","doi":"10.23919/eumc.2009.5296266","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A new type of spectrum analyzer (SWIFTS) based on RF interferometry using a low-cost microstrip technology is presented. The acronym SWIFTS was chosen for Stationary Waves Integrated Fourier Transform Spectrometer. The SWIFTS enables both broadband and fast measurements. It consists of a waveguide ended by a short circuit. Power detectors are periodically spaced along the standing wave to sample the signal. The spectrum is obtained with a Fourier transform calculation. A 0.3–5 GHz prototype was built to validate the concept. Measurements on a real cellular phone are presented and discussed.","PeriodicalId":232128,"journal":{"name":"2009 European Microwave Conference (EuMC)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2009-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2009 European Microwave Conference (EuMC)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.23919/eumc.2009.5296266","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A new type of spectrum analyzer (SWIFTS) based on RF interferometry using a low-cost microstrip technology is presented. The acronym SWIFTS was chosen for Stationary Waves Integrated Fourier Transform Spectrometer. The SWIFTS enables both broadband and fast measurements. It consists of a waveguide ended by a short circuit. Power detectors are periodically spaced along the standing wave to sample the signal. The spectrum is obtained with a Fourier transform calculation. A 0.3–5 GHz prototype was built to validate the concept. Measurements on a real cellular phone are presented and discussed.