R&S
®
ZVA/ZVB/ZVT   Trace Menu 
1145.1084.12 4.17  E-6 
b2/a1 Src Port 1, b1/a1 Src Port 1, b2/b1 Src Port 1, b1/b2 Src Port 1 
Select predefined complex ratios of the standard 2-port wave quantities a
1
, a
2
, b
1
, and b
2
:
The predefined wave quantities are all obtained with the same test set configuration, port 1 providing 
the stimulus signal (source port 1, forward measurement if the stimulus signal is fed to the input of the 
DUT).  
• b2/a1 Src Port 1 is the ratio of the wave quantities b
2
and a
1
and corresponds to the S-
parameter S
2
1
(forward transmission coefficient).  
• b1/a1 Src Port 1 is the ratio of the wave quantities b
1
and a
1
, measured at PORT 1, and 
corresponds to the S-parameter S
1
1
(input reflection coefficient).  
• b2/b1 Src Port 1 is the ratio of the transmitted to the reflected wave quantities in a forward 
measurement. 
• b1/b2 Src Port 1 is the inverse of b2/a1 Src Port 1.
The analyzer can also measure arbitrary ratios for other source ports; see More Ratios.
Remote 
control: 
CALCulate<Ch>:PARameter:MEASure "<Trace_Name>", "B2/A1" | ... 
[SENSe<Ch/Tr>:]FUNCtion[:ON] "...POWer:RATIO B2, A1" etc. 
Create new trace and select name and measurement parameter:
CALCulate<Ch>:PARameter:SDEFine "<Trace_Name>", "B2/A1" | ... 
More Ratios 
Opens a dialog to select arbitrary ratios of wave quantities, e.g. for different different detectors and 
source ports or more than 2 ports. .  
The notation for ratios and the functionality of the More Ratios dialog is analogous to the definition of S-
parameters. 
• Numerator selects the type (left pull-down list) and the port number assignment (right pull-down