Rise-Time Calibration of 50-GHz Sampling Oscilloscopes: Intercomparison Between PTB and NPL

Author

Bieler, Mark ; Seitz, Steffen ; Spitzer, Meinhard ; Hein, Günter ; Pierz, Klaus ; Siegner, Uwe ; Basu, Anjan M. ; Smith, Andrew J A ; Harper, Matthew R.

Author_Institution

Phys.-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig

Volume

56

Issue

2

fYear

2007

fDate

4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

266

Lastpage

270

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the first intercomparison of the rise-time calibration of a 50-GHz sampling oscilloscope between Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany, and National Physical Laboratory, U.K. (EUROMET project 641). Rise-times between 6.0 and 6.6 ps were obtained using optoelectronic techniques. Detailed uncertainty budgets are given, which yield typical rise-time uncertainties of 1.2 ps. The absolute values of the degree of equivalence are les 0.3 ps with an expanded uncertainty of 1.0 ps and, thus, validate the experimental techniques

Keywords

calibration; oscilloscopes; 50 GHz; 6.0 to 6.6 ps; EUROMET project 641; Germany; National Physical Laboratory; Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt; U.K.; electro-optic sampling; optoelectronic techniques; rise-time calibration; sampling oscilloscopes; Bandwidth; Calibration; Earth Observing System; Laboratories; Optical pulse generation; Oscilloscopes; Pulse measurements; Sampling methods; Switches; Voltage; 50 GHz; Calibration; electrooptic sampling (EOS); intercomparison; oscilloscope; rise-time;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIM.2007.890609

Filename

4126836