s2tf

Convert S-parameters of 2-port network to voltage or power-wave transfer function

Syntax

tf = s2tf(s_params)

tf = s2tf(s_params,z0,zs,zl)

tf = s2tf(s_params,z0,zs,zl,option)

tf = s2tf(sparams_obj)

tf = s2tf(sparams_obj,zs,zl)

tf = s2tf(sparams_obj,zs,zl,option)

Description

tf = s2tf(s_params) converts the scattering parameters of a 2-port network to the voltage transfer function of the network.

tf = s2tf(s_params,z0,zs,zl) calculates the voltage transfer function using the reference impedance z0, source impedance zs, and load impedance zl.

tf = s2tf(s_params,z0,zs,zl,option) calculates the voltage or power-wave transfer function using the method specified by option.

tf = s2tf(sparams_obj) converts the 2-port S-parameter object, hs, into the voltage transfer function of the network.

tf = s2tf(sparams_obj,zs,zl) calculates the voltage transfer function using the source impedance zs, and load impedance zl.

tf = s2tf(sparams_obj,zs,zl,option) calculates the voltage or power-wave transfer function using the method specified by option.

Examples

S-Parameters to Voltage or Power Transfer Function

Calculate the voltage transfer function of an S-parameter array.

ckt = read(rfckt.passive,'passive.s2p');
sparams = ckt.NetworkData.Data;
tf = s2tf(sparams)

tf = 202×1 complex

   0.9964 - 0.0254i
   0.9960 - 0.0266i
   0.9956 - 0.0284i
   0.9961 - 0.0290i
   0.9960 - 0.0301i
   0.9953 - 0.0317i
   0.9953 - 0.0334i
   0.9952 - 0.0349i
   0.9949 - 0.0367i
   0.9946 - 0.0380i
      ⋮

Calculate Voltage Transfer Function of S-Parameters Object

Calculate the voltage transfer function of a S-parameters object using s2tf function.

sparams = sparameters('passive.s2p');
tf = s2tf(sparams)

tf = 202×1 complex

   0.9964 - 0.0254i
   0.9960 - 0.0266i
   0.9956 - 0.0284i
   0.9961 - 0.0290i
   0.9960 - 0.0301i
   0.9953 - 0.0317i
   0.9953 - 0.0334i
   0.9952 - 0.0349i
   0.9949 - 0.0367i
   0.9946 - 0.0380i
      ⋮

Input Arguments

sparams_obj — 2–port S-parameters

sparameter object

2-port S-parameters, specified as an RF Toolbox™ sparameters object.

s_params — Scattering parameters

2-by-2-by-M array (default)

Scattering parameters, specified as a complex 2-by-2-by-M array where M represents the number of frequency points of the S-parameters.

z0 — Reference impedance

50 (default) | positive scalar

Reference impedance of S-parameters, specified as a positive scalar in ohms.

zs — Source impedance

50 (default) | positive scalar | vector

Source impedance of S-parameters, specified as a positive scalar or vector of length equal to the number of frequencies in ohms.

zl — Load impedance

50 (default) | positive scalar | vector

Load impedance of S-parameters, specified as a positive scalar or vector of length equal to the number of frequencies in ohms.

option — Transfer function type

1 (default) | integer

Transfer function type, specified as an integer equal to 1, 2, or 3.

• 1 — The transfer function is the gain from the incident voltage, V_a, to the output voltage for arbitrary source and load impedances:

  $$tf=\frac{V_l}{V_a}$$

  The following figure shows how to compute V_a from the source voltage V_s:

  

  For the S-parameters and impedance values, the transfer function is:

  $$tf=\frac{(Z_s+Z_s^{*})}{Z_s^{*}}\frac{S_{21}\left(1+{\Gamma }_l\right)\left(1-{\Gamma }_s\right)}{2\left(1-S_{22}{\Gamma }_l\right)\left(1-{\Gamma }_{in}{\Gamma }_s\right)}$$

  where:

  $$\begin{array}{c}{\Gamma }_l=\frac{Z_l-Z_o}{Z_l+Z_o}\\ {\Gamma }_s=\frac{Z_s-Z_o}{Z_s+Z_o}\\ {\Gamma }_{in}=S_{11}+\left(S_{12}{S}_{21}\frac{{\Gamma }_l}{\left(1-S_{22}{\Gamma }_l\right)}\right)\end{array}$$

  The following equation shows how the preceding transfer function is related to the transducer gain computed by the powergain function:

  $$G_T={\left|tf\right|}^2\frac{\mathrm{Re}(Z_l)}{{\left|Z_l\right|}^2}\frac{{\left|Z_s\right|}^2}{\mathrm{Re}(Z_s)}$$

  Notice that if Z_l and Z_S are real, $$G_T={\left|tf\right|}^2\frac{Z_s}{Z_l}$$.

• 2 — The transfer function is the gain from the source voltage to the output voltage for arbitrary source and load impedances:

  $$tf=\frac{V_l}{V_s}=\frac{S_{21}\left(1+{\Gamma }_l\right)\left(1-{\Gamma }_s\right)}{2\left(1-S_{22}{\Gamma }_l\right)\left(1-{\Gamma }_{in}{\Gamma }_s\right)}$$

  You can use this option to compute the transfer function $$\frac{V_{{}_L}}{V_{in}}$$ by setting zs to 0. This setting means that Γ_s = –1 and V_in = V_s.

• 3 — The transfer function is the power-wave gain from the incident power wave at the first port to the transmitted power wave at the second port:

  $$tf=\frac{b_{p2}}{a_{p1}}=\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{Re}(Z_l)\mathrm{Re}(Z_s)}}{Z_l}\frac{S_{21}(1+{\Gamma }_l)(1-{\Gamma }_s)}{(1-S_{22}{\Gamma }_l)(1-{\Gamma }_{in}{\Gamma }_s)}$$

Output Arguments

tf — Voltage transfer function

vector of doubles

Voltage transfer function, returned as a vector of doubles.

Complex Number Support: Yes

Algorithms

The following figure shows the setup for computing the transfer function, along with the impedances, voltages, and the power waves used to determine the gain.

The function uses the following voltages and power waves for calculations:

• V_l is the output voltage across the load impedance.

• V_s is the source voltage.

• V_in is the input voltage of the 2-port network.

• $$a_{p1}$$ is the incident power wave, equal to $$\frac{V_s}{2\sqrt{\mathrm{Re}(Z_s)}}$$.

• $$b_{p2}$$ is the transmitted power wave, equal to $$\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{Re}(Z_l)}}{Z_l}{V}_l$$.

References

[1] Gonzalez, Guillermo. Microwave Transistor Amplifiers: Analysis and Design. 2nd ed, Prentice Hall, 1997.

Version History

Introduced in R2006b