A Multiline Method of Network Analyzer Calibration

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 1205-1215

  Marks, Roger B ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORKS--TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TELECOMMUNICATION LINES;

MULTILINE METHOD; REDUNDANT STANDARDS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

EID: 0026188064     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.85388     Document Type: Article

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