Title :
A (historical) review of the six-port measurement technique
Author_Institution :
Nat. Bur. of Stand., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
12/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The six-port measurement technique has found wide acceptance and has played a major role in microwave metrology, particularly in national standards laboratories. This paper reviews the development of this technology and includes some historical background
Keywords :
measurement standards; microwave measurement; multiport networks; network analysers; historical background; microwave metrology; national standards laboratories; six-port measurement technique; vector automatic network analyzers; Detectors; Directional couplers; Instruments; Measurement techniques; Metrology; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; NIST; Probes; Transmission line measurements;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
