Title :
Measuring adapter efficiency using a sliding short circuit
Author :
Daywitt, William C. ; Counas, George
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple technique for measuring the efficiency of adapters with losses less than 2 dB is described. The technique is useful in microwave applications where a moderate error in the measured loss is acceptable. This error is less than 10% of the loss for losses between 0.5 and 2 dB and is less than 0.05 dB below 0.5 dB. An expression for the error is given
Keywords :
loss measurement; measurement errors; measurement theory; microwave reflectometry; 0.5 to 2 dB; adapter efficiency; losses; measured loss error; measurement technique; microwave applications; reflectometry; sliding short circuit; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Circuits; Coaxial components; Connectors; Electromagnetic waveguides; Loss measurement; Microwave radiometry; Microwave theory and techniques; Reflection;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
