Electronic Design

Using a VNA Like a Time-Domain Reflectometer (Download)

Time-domain reflectometry (TDR) is a technique that measures and displays the impedance of a network (cable, filter, and so on) over time. Traditionally, this is done with a device that generates very ...
Hackaday

Tamper Detection With Time-Domain Reflectometry

For certain high-security devices, such as card readers, ATMs, and hardware security modules, normal physical security isn’t enough – they need to wipe out their sensitive data if someone starts ...
EDN

Time domain blurs RF test definitions

Traditionally, digital and RF testing have been two different cultures. A substantial gap in the frequency domains of interest led to different test approaches and instrumentation requirements. Now, ...
Optics

Handheld Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)

Tempo’s Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) is an ideal tool for the measurement and characterisation of fibres prior and during deployment in a network. It is a must for installation and ...
Electropages

First multicore fibre evaluation solution to support next-generation optical communications

Anritsu Corporation has developed the industry’s first Multi-Channel Fibre Tester MT9100A, enabling transmission quality evaluation of multicore fibres supporting next-generation high-capacity optical ...
Electronic Design

Using a VNA Like a Time-Domain Reflectometer

The basic concepts underpinning time-domain reflectometry. Difference between frequency- and time-domain analysis. Some applications of TDR measurements. Time-domain reflectometry (TDR) is a technique ...