A complete calibration procedure for time domain network analyzers

Author

Ferrari, P. ; Angenieux, G. ; Flechet, B.

Author_Institution

LAHC, Univ. de Savoie, Le Bourget du Lac, France

fYear

1992

fDate

1-5 June 1992

Firstpage

1451

Abstract

A complete calibration procedure for a fast sampling oscilloscope has been developed. This calibration makes it possible to use time-domain-reflected, time-domain-transmitted (TDR-TDT) systems at a quantitative level as a time-domain network analysis (TDNA) system. The data acquisition and calibration programs are implemented on a personal computer. All measurements are achieved in the time domain; the errors are corrected in the frequency domain, after Fourier transform. The bandwidth of the system extends from DC to 20 GHz. A whole calibration is achieved in a time comparable to LRL calibration on a classical network analyzer.<>

Keywords

calibration; microwave measurement; network analysers; time-domain reflectometry; 0 to 20 GHz; Fourier transform; calibration procedure; data acquisition; fast sampling oscilloscope; time domain network analyzers; time-domain network analysis; time-domain reflected time-domain transmitted systems; Calibration; Computer errors; Data acquisition; Error correction; Frequency measurement; Microcomputers; Oscilloscopes; Sampling methods; Time domain analysis; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1992., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0611-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1992.188283

Filename

188283