• DocumentCode
    1459286
  • Title

    A (historical) review of the six-port measurement technique

  • Author

    Engen, Glenn F.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Bur. of Stand., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    12/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2414
  • Lastpage
    2417
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.643853
  • Filename
    643853