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Calibration Comparison Method for Vector Network Analyzers
Published
Author(s)
Roger Marks, Jeffrey A. Jargon, John R. Juroshek
Abstract
We present a technique for comparing the scattering parameter measurements made with respect to two vector network analyzer calibrations. This method determines the worst-case measurement error bounds on any calibration from a benchmark calibration, assuming the two are similar to first order. We illustrate our method by examining the differences between an open-short-load-thru (OSLT) and a sliding load calibration, both of which are available commercially on a variety of vector network analyzers.
Marks, R.
, Jargon, J.
and Juroshek, J.
(1996),
Calibration Comparison Method for Vector Network Analyzers, Tech Dig., Auto. RF Tech. Group Conf., Clearwater, FL, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/ARFTG.1996.327186
(Accessed October 16, 2025)