| Author(s): |
Dylan F. Williams; Arkadiusz C. Lewandowski; Denis X. LeGolvan; Ronald A. Ginley; Chih-Ming Wang; Jolene D. Splett; |
| Title: |
Use of Electronic Calibration Units for Vector-Network-Analyzer Verification |
| Published: |
July 30, 2010 |
| Abstract: |
We present measurements indicating that electronic calibration units are stable enough to be used in place of mechanical vector-network-analyzer verification artifacts. This enables a new fully automated approach to verifying microwave vector-network-analyzer calibrations with a single computer-controlled electronic verification artifact. The new system presents verification results in easy-to-understand performance metrics that, unlike those derived from measurements of mechanical verification artifacts, are independent of the actual artifacts employed. |
| Proceedings: |
74th Automatic Radio Frequency Technology Group (ARFTG) Microwave Measurement Symposium |
| Pages: |
pp. 587 - 588 |
| Location: |
Boulder, CO |
| Dates: |
December 1-4, 2009 |
| Keywords: |
calibration;electronic calibration unit;measurement;vector network analyzer;verification |
| Research Areas: |
Electrical Metrology |
