DocumentCode
2961371
Title
Measurement of reflection coefficient of RF sources-and associated uncertainty
Author
Rodriguez, M.
Author_Institution
Area de Metrologia y Calibracion, INTA, Madrid, Spain
fYear
1998
fDate
6-10 July 1998
Firstpage
428
Lastpage
429
Abstract
The measurement of VRC of a generator is presented. The "ripple technique" is used, with an air line, a directional bridge and a short. An uncertainty model is given which takes into account unwanted signals (directivity and test port match). Finally, the results are presented along with the estimated uncertainty.
Keywords
measurement uncertainty; microwave reflectometry; network analysers; network analysis; signal generators; RF generators; RF sources; air line; directional bridge; directivity; error bounds; insertion loss; reflection coefficient measurement; repeatability; ripple technique; short; signal generator; test port match; uncertainty model; unwanted signals; vectorial uncertainty; Area measurement; Bridges; Calibration; Frequency measurement; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Radio frequency; Reflection; Signal generators; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
Conference_Location
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5018-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.1998.699986
Filename
699986
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