Title :
A novel procedure for an automatic network analyzer calibration
Author :
Krekels, Hans-Gerd ; Schiek, Burkhard
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech., Ruhr-Univ., Bochum, Germany
fDate :
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A procedure for an automatically controlled calibration of a network analyzer is presented. The basic element is a switching network to realize the calibration standards, the switching network forms a part of the analyzer. To characterize the relative scattering parameters of the switching network an application of an occasional precalibration is necessary, in contrast to commercially available procedures like TRM the effort of the new calibration technique is decreased. The measurement results are as accurate as using the TRM method
Keywords :
S-parameters; calibration; computerised control; microwave measurement; network analysers; switching networks; TRM; automatic network analyzer; automatically controlled calibration; calibration; measurement results; occasional precalibration; relative scattering parameters; switching network; Automatic control; Calibration; Measurement standards; Position measurement; Q measurement; Scattering parameters; Switches; Temperature; Time measurement; Transmission line measurements;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
