An improved coupling method for time domain load-pull measurements

65th ARFTG Microwave Measurements Conference Digest 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 53-56

  De Groote, Fabien ^a   Verspecht, Jan ^b   Tsironis, Christos ^c   Barataud, Denis ^a   Teyssier, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^b Jan Verspecht bvba   (Belgium)

^c Focus Microwaves Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active circuits; Directional couplers; LSNA; Power measurement; Time domain measurement

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE NETWORKS; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT;

ACTIVE CIRCUITS; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; LSNA; RF LOOP;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745226691     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARFTGS.2005.1500568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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