Thru-Reflect-Line: An Improved Technique for Calibrating the Dual Six-Port Automatic Network Analyzer

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1979, Pages 987-993

  Engen, Glenn F ^a   Hoer, Cletus A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 0018720739     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1979.1129778     Document Type: Article

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