Calibration and normalization of time domain network analyzer measurements

Author

Dhaene, Tom ; Martens, Luc ; De Zutter, Daniel

Author_Institution

Lab. of Electromagn. & Acoust., Ghent Univ., Belgium

Volume

42

Issue

4

fYear

1994

fDate

4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

580

Lastpage

589

Abstract

In this paper, we present a new advanced calibration and normalization procedure for time domain reflection and transmission (TDR/T-) measurements. Our approach reduces the systematic error of the time domain network analyzer significantly. The error correction is based on a twoport error model, as already known for network analyzers. All measurements proceed in the time domain, while the error correction itself proceeds completely in the frequency domain. This new algorithm calculates the normalized (time domain) TDR/T-pictures as well as the calibrated (frequency domain) S-parameters

Keywords

S-parameters; calibration; measurement errors; microwave reflectometry; network analysers; time-domain reflectometry; S-parameters; TDR/T-pictures; calibration; error correction; normalization; systematic error; time domain network analyzer measurements; time domain reflection/transmission measurements; twoport error model; Cables; Calibration; Error correction; Frequency domain analysis; Frequency measurement; Modems; Oscilloscopes; Time domain analysis; Time measurement; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.285063

Filename

285063