Traceability via the Internet for microwave measurements using vector network analyzers

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 130-134

  Dudley, Richard A ^a   Ridler, Nick M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet calibration; Internet enabled metrology; Microwave measurements; Network analyzer calibration; Traceability using the internet; Vector network analyzer (VNA)

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; INTERNET;

COMMON GATEWAY INTERFACE (CGI);

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0037310354     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2003.809482     Document Type: Article

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