{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Ex4: Passivity Evaluation and Enforcement\n", "To demonstrate the passivity evaluation and enforcement features of the vector fitting class, the ring slot example 2-port is used, once again. Have a look at the other vector fitting example notebooks for more general explanations of the fitting process." ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "import matplotlib.pyplot as mplt\n", "import numpy as np\n", "\n", "import skrf\n", "\n", "# load and fit the ring slot network with 3 poles\n", "nw = skrf.data.ring_slot\n", "vf = skrf.VectorFitting(nw)\n", "vf.vector_fit(n_poles_real=3, n_poles_cmplx=0)\n", "\n", "# plot fitting results\n", "freqs = np.linspace(0, 200e9, 201)\n", "fig, ax = mplt.subplots(2, 2)\n", "fig.set_size_inches(12, 8)\n", "vf.plot_s_mag(0, 0, freqs=freqs, ax=ax[0][0]) # s11\n", "vf.plot_s_mag(0, 1, freqs=freqs, ax=ax[0][1]) # s12\n", "vf.plot_s_mag(1, 0, freqs=freqs, ax=ax[1][0]) # s21\n", "vf.plot_s_mag(1, 1, freqs=freqs, ax=ax[1][1]) # s22\n", "fig.tight_layout()\n", "mplt.show()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "The fitting result looks fine, but a UserWarning about a non-passive vector fit was printed. Before investigating this issue, let's check the RMS error:" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "vf.get_rms_error()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "An RMS error of less than 0.05 usually indicates a good fit and confirms our optical inspection. But what about the passivity of the fitted model?" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "vf.is_passive()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Why is the model not passive? Wasn't the original data of the ring slot representing a passive network?" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "nw.is_passive()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "The network data was passive, but the vector fitted model is not. Let's investigate (and correct?) the problem some more. " ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "# plot singular values of vector fitted scattering matrix\n", "freqs = np.linspace(0, 200e9, 201)\n", "fig, ax = mplt.subplots(1, 1)\n", "fig.set_size_inches(6, 4)\n", "vf.plot_s_singular(freqs=freqs, ax=ax)\n", "fig.tight_layout()\n", "mplt.show()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "One of the singular values of the fitted scattering matrix is greater than 1 at some frequencies. This indeed indicates a non-passive model. For further analysis, you can get a list of all frequency bands with passivity violations:" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "vf.passivity_test()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "The network is not passive in two frequency bands: From dc to about 27.8 GHz, and from 84.3 GHz to 98.5 GHz.\n", "Luckily, passivity can be enforced to obtain passive vector fitted model:" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "vf.passivity_enforce()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "After passivity enforcement, the network should be passive at all frequencies. Let's check ourselves:" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "vf.is_passive()" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "vf.passivity_test()" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "# plot singular values of vector fitted scattering matrix\n", "freqs = np.linspace(0, 200e9, 201)\n", "fig, ax = mplt.subplots(1, 1)\n", "fig.set_size_inches(6, 4)\n", "vf.plot_s_singular(freqs=freqs, ax=ax)\n", "fig.tight_layout()\n", "mplt.show()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Alright, the model is finally passive. But does it still fit the original network data?" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "# plot fitting results again after passivity enforcement\n", "freqs = np.linspace(0, 200e9, 201)\n", "fig, ax = mplt.subplots(2, 2)\n", "fig.set_size_inches(12, 8)\n", "vf.plot_s_mag(0, 0, freqs=freqs, ax=ax[0][0]) # s11\n", "vf.plot_s_mag(0, 1, freqs=freqs, ax=ax[0][1]) # s12\n", "vf.plot_s_mag(1, 0, freqs=freqs, ax=ax[1][0]) # s21\n", "vf.plot_s_mag(1, 1, freqs=freqs, ax=ax[1][1]) # s22\n", "fig.tight_layout()\n", "mplt.show()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "In addition to the visual inspection, let's check the RMS error again:" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "vf.get_rms_error()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "Yes, the model still fits the original data very well and the differences to the first non-passive fit from above are insignificant: the rms error is still very low." ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.8.8" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 4 }