• DocumentCode
    1201229
  • Title

    Precision Model for Microwave Rotary Vane Attenuator

  • Author

    Guldbrandsen, Tom

  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    3/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    59
  • Lastpage
    66
  • Abstract
    A model for a rotary vane attenuator is developed to describe the attenuator reflection and transmission coefficients in detail. All the parameters of the model can be measured in situ, i.e., without diassembling any part. The tranmission errors caused by internal reflections are calculated from measurements of the much larger reflection parameters, hence commonly used nonprecision instruments can be used to determine the transmission errors with sufficient accuracy for the highest precision obtainable in standard laboratories.
  • Keywords
    Attenuation measurement; Attenuators; Blades; Circulators; Instruments; Laboratories; Measurement standards; Reflection; Switches; Transmission line matrix methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.1979.4314761
  • Filename
    4314761