Investigation of a method to improve VNA calibration in planar dispersive media through adding an asymmetrical reciprocal device

Author

Scott, Jonathan B.

Author_Institution

Agilent Technol., Santa Rosa, CA, USA

Volume

53

Issue

9

fYear

2005

Firstpage

3007

Lastpage

3013

Abstract

If a passive asymmetrical reciprocal device is used in addition to short open load thru standards in a two-port vector network analyzer calibration, systematic errors in the calibration kit parameters can be reduced dramatically through numerical optimization to minimize asymmetry after correction. The method is described and the quality of correction assessed using simulated data. Measured results are then presented for calibration on a printed circuit board. Encouraging results and practical limitations are discussed.

Keywords

calibration; dispersive media; microwave measurement; network analysers; printed circuits; two-port networks; VNA calibration; asymmetrical reciprocal device; impedance standards; microwave measurements; network analysis; numerical optimization; planar dispersive media; planar transmission lines; vector correction; vector network analyzer calibration; Calibration; Coaxial components; Dispersion; Impedance; Intelligent networks; Measurement standards; Microwave measurements; Printed circuits; Radio frequency; Transmission line measurements; Impedance standards; microwave measurements; network analysis; planar transmission lines; vector correction;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2005.854225

Filename

1505026