Title :
Multi-Line Calibration for MMIC Measurement
Author_Institution :
Electromagnetic Fields Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303
Abstract :
Perhaps the most precise means of network analyzer calibration is the TRL (thru-reflectline) method [ll. Certain inevitable errors, prominent among them the nonrepeatability of connectors, limit the accuracy of any calibration method. The error analysis of the TRL method presented here is particularly useful because it suggests tactics for error reduction. The most significant error reductions arise from the use of multiple, redundant line standards.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Calibration; Connectors; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic measurements; Error analysis; MMICs; NIST; Propagation constant;
Conference_Titel :
ARFTG Conference Digest-Fall, 36th
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5686-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARFTG.1990.323995
