Improved Error-Correction Technique for Large-Signal Load-Pull Measurements

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1987, Pages 1060-1062

  Hecht, Itay ^a  

^a General Microwave Israel Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - ERROR ANALYSIS;

SIGNAL FLOW GRAPH MODELING; VECTOR ERROR CORRECTED CALIBRATION; VECTOR ERROR CORRECTION;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0023670608     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1987.1133806     Document Type: Article

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