Generalized adaptive calibration schemes for precision RF vector network analyzer measurements

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1266-1272

  Morgan, Andrew G ^a   Ridler, Nick M ^a   Salter, Martin J ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Impedance standards; Reflection coefficient measurement; Reflectometry; RF impedance; Vector network analyzer (VNA) calibration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; POLYNOMIALS; REFLECTOMETERS; STANDARDS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

GENERALIZED ADAPTIVE CALIBRATION SCHEMES; IMPEDANCE STANDARDS; REFLECTION COEFFICIENT MEASUREMENT; RF VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

EID: 0141885213     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2003.816811     Document Type: Article

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