Characteristic Impedance measurement using network Analyzer

[VJKris]

Hi,

I want to know on how to measure the characteristic impedance of a PCB trace.I know that the same can be measured through a TDR. But is it possible to measure using a network Analyzer?
I can see a feature to plot Smith Chart in the network anlayzer. Can this be used to measure the characteristics impedance Z0 ? Is this a correct method?

Regards,
VJ

 

[albbg]

You can be interested in the following article:

https://mwrf.com/test-amp-measurement-analyzers/make-quick-work-impedance-measurements

(some figure is not easily readable, this is the correction file: https://mwrf.com/content/correction-0)