scikit-rf: An Open Source Python Package for Microwave Network Creation, Analysis, and Calibration [Speaker’s Corner]
Alexander Arsenovic, J. Hillairet, Jackson Anderson, Henrik Forstén, Vincent Ries, Michael B. Eller, Noah D. Sauber, Robert M. Weikle, William Barnhart, Franz Forstmayr
Abstract
With the rapid proliferation of telecommunication and RF applications, so, too, has demand grown for tools to design and characterize these devices. scikit-rf is a Python package designed to make RF/microwave engineering both robust and approachable. The package provides a modern, object-oriented library for RF network analysis, circuit building, calibration, and simulation.
Topics & Concepts
Python (programming language)Radio frequencyMicrowaveComputer scienceElectronic engineeringCalibrationElectrical engineeringEngineeringTelecommunicationsPhysicsOperating systemQuantum mechanicsMicrowave Engineering and WaveguidesMicrowave and Dielectric Measurement TechniquesRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design