International comparison for RF power in the frequency range up to 18 GHz

Author

De Vreede, Jan P M ; Korfage, Willemien ; Persson, Patrik ; Brunetti, Luciano ; Lopez, Valentin ; Petras, Ivan ; Morard, Pierre ; Hejsek, Frantisek ; Török, András ; Rühaak, Jürgen ; Ascroft, John ; Dressler, Erik ; Celep, Murat ; Lapuh, Rado ; Achkar, Jo

Author_Institution

NMi Van Swinden Lab., Delft, Netherlands

Volume

50

Issue

2

fYear

2001

fDate

4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

409

Lastpage

413

Abstract

A Euromet international laboratory comparison (Project 393) has been carried out between 14 national standards laboratories. Thermistor mounts were used, equipped with PC7 as well as Type N connectors. The comparison is carried out using the normal equipment of the laboratory for high-quality external calibration. The results show good agreement in measuring the calibration coefficient of the thermistor mounts within the claimed expanded uncertainty (typically between 1% and 2%). It confirms the equivalence of national standards for RF power up to 18 GHz. In one case, corrective action is proposed

Keywords

calibration; laboratories; measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; microwave measurement; power measurement; 18 GHz; Euromet international laboratory comparison; Project 393; RF power; Thermistor mounts; calibration coefficient; expanded uncertainty; high-quality external calibration; national standards; national standards laboratories; type N connectors; up to 18 GHz; Africa; Calibration; Connectors; Hafnium; Laboratories; Measurement standards; Metrology; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Thermistors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.918154

Filename

918154