• DocumentCode
    976770
  • Title

    Measurement accuracy—RF to optical

  • Author

    Ambler, Ernest

  • Author_Institution
    National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • Volume
    74
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    7
  • Lastpage
    8
  • Abstract
    Various developments in microwave and optical metrology that have been stimulated by the needs of satellite and optical fiber telecommunications are discussed. A few recent examples of the symbiosis of science, technology, and metrology in the microwave and optical fields are noted. Meeting the challenge of providing calibration support to the new automated measurement systems is seen to require a high degree of cooperation among government, industry, and the universities.
  • Keywords
    Artificial satellites; Calibration; Educational institutions; Government; Metrology; Microwave technology; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Stimulated emission; Symbiosis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1986.13389
  • Filename
    1457657