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    A network analyzer is an instrument used to analyze the properties of electrical networks, especially those properties associated with reflection and transmission of electrical signals known as s-parameters. Network analyzers are used mostly at high frequencies; a typical unit can make measurements from a few hundred kilohertz up to several gigahertz.
    The two main categories of Network Analyzers are
      Scalar network analyzer (SNA) - amplitude properties only
      Vector network analyzer (VNA) - both amplitude and phase properties; also called gain-phase meter

    VNAs are the most common type of Network Analyzer. References to a 'network analyzer' most often mean a VNA since an SNA is functionally identical to a spectrum analyzer in combination with a tracking generator.

    A new category of Network Analyzers has also been developed for the measurement of non-linear microwave signals:
      Large signal network analyzer (LSNA) - both amplitude and phase of the fundamental and harmonics are acquired
      The microwave transition analyzer (MTA) was historically commercialized before the LSNA but was lacking some of the user-friendly calibration features now available with the LSNA.

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