Calibration of a time-domain network analyzer: A new approach

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 178-187

  Ferrari, Philippe ^a   Angénieux, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERROR CORRECTION; MICROSTRIP LINES; MICROWAVES; RANDOM ERRORS; REFLECTOMETERS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

TIME DOMAIN NETWORK ANALYZERS; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

EID: 0033724562     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.836331     Document Type: Article

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