Optical-domain implementation of the microwave Txy family of calibration techniques

Author

Elamaran, Balasundaram ; Pollard, Roger D. ; Iezekiel, Stavros

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microwaves & Photonics, Leeds Univ., UK

Volume

47

Issue

7

fYear

1999

fDate

7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1373

Lastpage

1380

Abstract

The thru-x-y (Txy) family of calibration techniques has been applied to the measurement of the microwave-modulation response of optical components using the most generalized form of available algorithms. An automated bilateral optical test set has been developed for the purpose. A wide variety of results demonstrating the good performance of the techniques applied to optical components are presented. The measured results are compared to find the most suitable calibration technique in terms of accuracy. This work represents the first comprehensive comparison of all the Txy family of calibration techniques in the optical domain

Keywords

calibration; measurement uncertainty; microwave measurement; microwave photonics; network analysers; automated bilateral optical test set; calibration techniques; microwave Txy family; microwave-modulation response; optical components; optical-domain implementation; Calibration; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Stimulated emission; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.775481

Filename

775481