Title :
A unified mathematical approach to two-port calibration techniques and some applications
Author :
Soares, Robert A. ; Gouzien, Pascal ; Legaud, Pierre ; Follot, Georges
Author_Institution :
CNET, Lannion, France
fDate :
11/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A rigorous mathematical treatment of microwave network analyzer calibration and de-embedding procedures for the two-port error network representation is used in order to explain current calibration techniques in a succinct and homogeneous manner. It is demonstrated that the essence of through-delay de-embedding techniques consists in the use of two known two-port calibration standards to obtain pairs of similar matrices for the input and output error adapters. Once the characteristic vectors for these matrices are obtained, a number of different approaches can be used in order to solve for the scaling constants
Keywords :
calibration; matrix algebra; microwave measurement; network analysers; calibration standards; characteristic vectors; de-embedding procedures; input error adapter; matrices; microwave network analyzer; output error adapters; scaling constants; through-delay deembedding; two-port calibration techniques; two-port error network representation; unified mathematical approach; Calibration; Delay; Error correction; Flow graphs; Joining processes; Matrices; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Scattering parameters; Transmission line matrix methods;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
