Low-Cost Vector Network Analyzer for Communication Devices Testing - Brief Review

Authors

  • Kok Yeow You Department of Communication Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
  • Yi Song Ng Derek Rohde & Schwarz Technologies Malaysia SDN. BHD., Johor, Malaysia
  • Chia Yew Lee Department of Communication Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia
  • Zulkify Abbas Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. (
  • Ee Meng Cheng School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Yeng Seng Lee Department of Electronic Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Univerisiti Malaysia Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia
  • Kim Yee Lee Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Keywords:

Reflection coefficient,, low-cost vector network analyzer, one-port calibration, microcontroller, graphical user interface

Abstract

A low-cost and portable one-port vector network analyzer (VNA) which covered operating frequency between 50 MHz to 1 GHz is developed for vector reflection coefficient measurement of the communication devices. A four-port reflectometry technique is implemented in the VNA module design. To collect and analyze data from the VNA, graphical user interface (GUI) is designed using LABVIEW software. In addition, open-short-load calibration technique was programmed in GUI to counterbalance systematic errors of the VNA. The performance of this designed VNA is approximately equivalent to the available commercial VNA.

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Author Biographies

Kok Yeow You, Department of Communication Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Kok Yeow You was born in 1977. He obtained his B.Sc. Physics (Honours) degree in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2001. He pursued his M.Sc. in Microwave at the Faculty of Science in 2003 and his Ph.D. in Wave Propagation at the Institute for Mathematical Research in 2006 in Universiti Putra Malaysia
(UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Recently, he is a senior lecturer at Communication Engineering Department, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Johor,
Malaysia. His main personal research interest is in the theory, simulation, and instrumentation of electromagnetic wave propagation at microwave frequencies focusing on the development of microwave sensors for agricultural applications.

Yi Song Ng Derek, Rohde & Schwarz Technologies Malaysia SDN. BHD., Johor, Malaysia

Yi Song Ng Derek was born in 1991. He received the Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (ElectricalTelecomunication) with first class Honours from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Malaysia, in 2015. Recently, he is a test development engineer in Rohde & Schwarz Technologies Malaysia
SDN. BHD.

Chia Yew Lee, Department of Communication Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

Chia Yew Lee was born in 1988. He received the Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (computer) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai, Malaysia, in 2012. He pursued his Ph.D. in Microwave Medical Instrument at the Faculty of Biosciences & Medical Engineering in 2017 in UTM.

Zulkify Abbas, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. (

Zulkifly Abbas was born in Alor Setar, Malaysia, in 1962. He received the B.Sc. degree with honors in physics from the University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, in 1986, the M.Sc. degree in microwave instrumentation from the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, in 1994, and the Ph.D. degree in electronic and electrical engineering from the University of Leeds, Leeds, U.K., in 2000. He is currently a Associate Professor with the Department of Physics, UPM, where he has been a faculty member since 1987. His main personnel research interest is in the theory, simulation, and instrumentation of
electromagnetic wave propagation at microwave frequencies focusing on the development of microwave sensors for agricultural applications.

Ee Meng Cheng, School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia

Ee Meng Cheng was born in 1980. He obtained his B.Sc. (Honours)- Instrumentation Science in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2004. He pursued his M.Sc. in Wave Propagation at the Institute for Mathematical Research on 2005 in Universiti Putra Malaysia and his Ph.D. in Microwave at the Faculty of Science in 2007 in UPM. Recently, he is a senior lecturer in School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. His main personnel research interest is in the computational electromagnetic modeling, microwave dielectric spectroscopy and microwave sensors development for agricultural applications.

Yeng Seng Lee, Department of Electronic Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Univerisiti Malaysia Perlis, Perlis, Malaysia

Yeng Seng Lee was born in 1988. He received the Bachelor’s degree in Communication Engineering from Universiti Malaysia Perlis(UniMAP), Perlis, Malaysia, in 2012. He pursued his Ph.D. in Communication Engineering at the School of Computer and Communication Engineering in 2016 in UniMAP. Recently, he is a senior lecturer at Electronic Engineering Technology Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, UniMAP, Perlis, Malaysia.

Kim Yee Lee, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Kim Yee Lee was born in Muar, Johor, Malaysia, in 1978. He received his B.Sc. Physics, M.Sc. Microwaves, and Ph.D. Microwaves all from the Universiti Putra Malaysia in year 2002, 2004, and 2008 respectively. In December 2007, He joined Universiti Tunku Adbul Rahman as a lecturer in Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering. His areas of research include microwave measurement technique, microwave circuit and instrumentation, control and automation, material properties measurement, and instrumentation calibration.

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Published

2020-10-22

How to Cite

Kok Yeow You, Yi Song Ng Derek, Chia Yew Lee, Zulkify Abbas, Ee Meng Cheng, Yeng Seng Lee, & Kim Yee Lee. (2020). Low-Cost Vector Network Analyzer for Communication Devices Testing - Brief Review. International Journal of Advances in Microwave Technology, 2(1), 93-97. Retrieved from https://ijamt.com/index.php/ijamt/article/view/48

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017): Volume 2, Issue 1 (February 2017)

Section

Rasearch Paper