50 years of RF and microwave sampling

Author

Kahrs, Mark

Author_Institution

Lab. of Acoust. & Audio Signal Process., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland

Volume

51

Issue

6

fYear

2003

fDate

6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1787

Lastpage

1805

Abstract

Measurement of microwave and UHF signals is often done with sampling techniques. In this paper, the techniques and technology of sampling of electrical signals is reviewed from 1950 to the present. It includes both references to the open literature, as well as an extensive review of relevant patents. It also provides an overview of sampling applications and the use of computer technology to compensate and correct for errors in the sampling process.

Keywords

UHF measurement; computerised instrumentation; error compensation; history; microwave measurement; oscilloscopes; reviews; signal processing equipment; signal sampling; RF sampling; UHF signal measurement; computer technology; electrical signal sampling; error compensation; error correction; microwave sampling; microwave signal measurement; open literature review; oscilloscopes; patents review; sampling techniques; Circuit testing; Distortion measurement; Instruments; Microwave theory and techniques; Oscilloscopes; Probes; Pulse generation; Radio frequency; Sampling methods; Signal sampling;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2002.806934

Filename

1201815