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DesignCon 2012 The Relationship Between Discrete- Frequency S-parameters and Continuous-Frequency Responses Peter J. Pupalaikis, LeCroy Corporation PeterP@LeC Abstract We explore in detail the relationship between discrete-frequency responses connected with s- parameters and the implied continuous time response. This is done in both the frequency- and time-domain to develop the proper insight and explore issues with real time-domain responses time-aliasing, causality, interpolation and re-sampling of discrete-frequency data. Using the insight gained, we identify the conditions for sufficiency of sampling and the side-effects of the invariable practical conditions when these side-effects cannot be completely dispelled. This paper is especially useful for understanding issues involved in direct application of s- parameters in linear simulations, like those used in virtual probing applications in scopes. Author(s) Biography Pete Pupalaikis was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1964 and received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1988. He has worked at LeCroy Corporation for 16 years and currently manages integrated-circuit development and intellectual property as Vice President of Technology Development. Prior to LeCroy, he served in the United States Army and as a consultant in embedded systems design. Mr. Pupalaikis has numerous patents in the area of measurement instrument design and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu and the IEEE signal processing, instrumentation, and microwave societies. Z s Z VS l Vsm =Vlm V =V sm lm