Nose-to-nose oscilloscope calibration phase error inherent in the sampling circuitry

60th ARFTG Conference Digest: Measurements Needs for Emerging Technologies, ARFTG 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 85-97

  Remley, K A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE;

NOSE TO NOSE CALIBRATION; PHASE ERROR; SAMPLING CIRCUITRY; SPICE SIMULATIONS;

ERRORS;

EID: 33747287339     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARFTGF.2002.1218690     Document Type: Conference Paper

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