An interpolation scheme for precision intermediate frequency reflection coefficient measurement

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-37

  Cox, Maurice G ^a   Dainton, Mark P ^a   Ridler, Nick M ^a   Salter, Martin J ^a   Young, Paul R ^b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constrained polynomial regression; Data modeling; Empirical and physical models; Families of fitting functions; National measurement standards; Radio frequency (RF) coaxial impedance standards; Reflection coefficient interpolation and measurement

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

VOLTAGE REFLECTION COEFFICIENTS (VRC);

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0037310516     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2003.809101     Document Type: Article

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