Rectangular-waveguide vector-network-analyzer calibrations with imperfect test ports

76th ARFTG Microwave Measurement Conference: Millimeter-Wave Measurements and Modeling, ARFTG 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Williams, Dylan F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Calibration; Submillimeter wave; Vector network analyzer

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC FORMULA; CALIBRATION STANDARD; DEVICES UNDER TESTS; IMPERFECT INTERFACE; IMPERFECT TESTS; NETWORK ANALYZER; STANDARD DEFINITIONS; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS;

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; STANDARDS; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES; VECTORS; WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

EID: 79951779828     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARFTG76.2010.5700048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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