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System-Level Calibration of a Millimeter-Wave Vector Signal Analyzer with Uncertainties

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Joshua Kast, Paritosh Manurkar, Catherine Remley, Dylan Williams, Robert Horansky

Abstract

We describe the system-level calibration of a vector signal analyzer operating in the 28 GHz frequency band, including the determination of uncertainties in the magnitude and phase of measurements of a traceably characterized calibration waveform. We then apply the IEEE 1765-2022 measurement comparison approach to evaluate the uncertainty in error vector magnitude of the vector signal analyzer using an equivalent-time sampling oscilloscope with traceable calibration as the reference receiver. Additional measurements are demonstrated with a large-signal network analyzer.
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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
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Keywords

error vector magnitude, measurement uncertainty, vector signal analyzer, wireless system
Wireless (RF) and Advanced communications

Citation

Kast, J. , Manurkar, P. , Remley, C. , Williams, D. and Horansky, R. (2025), System-Level Calibration of a Millimeter-Wave Vector Signal Analyzer with Uncertainties, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=959731 (Accessed October 27, 2025)

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Created August 15, 2025, Updated August 26, 2025
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