• DocumentCode
    2281847
  • Title

    Influence of calibration uncertainties on VNA S-parameter measurements

  • Author

    Stumper, U.

  • Author_Institution
    Phys.-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    16-21 June 2002
  • Firstpage
    132
  • Lastpage
    133
  • Abstract
    For the widespread 12-term TMSO calibration of 4-sampler vector network analyzers (VNAs), the sensitivity coefficients of the S-parameters of two-ports are derived with respect to the deviations of the reflection coefficients of the one-port calibration standards used. The obtained expressions are suitable for the establishment of the uncertainty budget.
  • Keywords
    S-parameters; UHF measurement; calibration; measurement standards; microwave measurement; network analysers; two-port networks; 4-sampler vector network analyzers; S-parameter measurements; TMSO calibration; VNA; calibration uncertainties; one-port calibration standards; reflection coefficients; sensitivity coefficients; two-ports; uncertainty budget; Attenuation; Attenuators; Calibration; Circuits; Equations; Erbium; Measurement standards; Reflection; Scattering parameters; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 2002. Conference Digest 2002 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7242-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2002.1034753
  • Filename
    1034753