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Dave K. Walker, Dylan F. Williams, Allen Padilla, Uwe Arz, Hartmut Grabinski
A multiport measurement system comprising a coaxial switch network and comprehensive freeware package extends the capabilities of a user's two-port automatic network analyzer and probe station to three-and four-port measurements. The coaxial switch matrix
James A. Chervenak, Erich N. Grossman, Carl D. Reintsema, Kent D. Irwin, S. H. Mosely, C. A. Allen
We describe a cryogenic radiometric calibration system suitable for high sensitivity, low power bolometers. The system uses a variable temperature blackbody source capable of temperatures of 4-20 K, whose output covers the sub-millimeter wavelength regime
Ronald B. Goldfarb, Loren F. Goodrich, T Pyon, E. A. Gregory
Niobium-tin superconductor wires with coalesced filaments may have reduced adiabatic stability. Magnetization measurements on such marginally stable conductors exhibit flux jumps, which appear as a sudden decrease in magnetization as the applied field is
This is a summary of recent exploratory efforts conducted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee C63, Sub-Committee 1,working group 1-13.2 on site requirements for radiated measurements above 1GHz. The main
The techniques for EMC measurements used with antennas above 1 GHz have been gleaned from methods used at lower frequencies. The assumptions made in applying these techniques have not been completely validated. This analysis will compare antennas for use
Ferrite ceramics are widely used in microwave devices to control transmission path, frequency, amplitude, and phase of microwave signals. Accurate dielectric and magnetic property measurements at the operational frequency and temperature ranges are needed
Materials, whether in the solid, liquid or gaseous states, may be electrically nonlinear, anisotropic, inhomogeneous and dispersive with respect to frequency. Dispersion results from loss mechanisms that differ in different types of materials and vary with
Uwe Arz, Dylan F. Williams, Dave K. Walker, Hartmut Grabinski
Abstract: This paper investigates the properties of asymmetric coupled lines built in a 0.25- m CMOS technology over the frequency range of 50 MHz to 26.5 GHz. We show that the frequency-dependent line parameters extracted from calibrated four-port
We present a statistical theory for estimating the directive characteristics of unintentional emitters based on the electrical size of the device. We compare this theory to directivity derived from pattern measurements in an anechoic chamber. We also use
Uwe Arz, Dylan Williams, Dave K. Walker, Hartmut Grabinski
In this paper we apply a broadband measurement method to determine the propagation characteristics of coupled-line structures fabricated in different metallization layers of a 0.25 5m CMOS technology. We show that the matrices of frequency-dependent line
Jeffrey Jargon, P. Kirby, Kuldip Gupta, Lawrence P. Dunleavy, T. Weller
This paper demonstrates that on-wafer open-short-load-thru (OSLT) calibrations of vector network analyzers can be improved by applying artificial neural networks (ANNs) to model the correlation between DC resistance and RF variations in load terminations
An international comparison of noise temperature of coaxial (GPC-7) sources at 2 GHz, 4 GHz and 12 GHz has been completed. Participating laboratories included the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB); the Bureau National de Metrologie-Laboratoire
Uwe Arz, Dylan F. Williams, Dave K. Walker, Hartmut Grabinski
In this paper we apply a measurement method designed for asymmetric coupled lines to determine the broadband propagation characteristics of symmetric coupled lines fabricated on a highly conductive silicon substrate. We show that the matrices of frequency
We present a preliminary evaluation of a microwave measurement system that has been designed to determine electromagnetic fields in the quiet-zone of an antenna measurement range and to produce an image of the sources, intended and unintended, of the
Dylan Williams, A. C. Byers, V. C. Tyree, Dave K. Walker, J. J. Ou, X. Jin, M. Piket-Moy, C. Hu
We measure and compare the electrical parasitics of contact pads of different designs fabricated on silicon integrated circuits and develop a strategy for reducing the parasitics.
Robert T. Johnk, David R. Novotny, Claude Weil, Marlene Taylor, T. J. O'Hara
This paper summarizes a joint NIST-Industry measurement effort. The purpose of this effort was to use a NIST-developed altrawide band measurement system to assess the performance imporvement of ferrite tile anechoic chamber after a partial retrofit