Title :
A new calibration method for impedance meters
Author :
Yonekura, Takanori
Author_Institution :
Kobe Instrum. Div., Yokogawa-Hewlett-Packard Ltd., Kobe, Japan
Abstract :
A new calibration method using two LOADs for impedance meters has been developed previously (1993). This enables an instrument to measure impedance phases with smaller uncertainties than those achieved by the traditional OPEN-SHORT-LOAD (OSL) calibration. A phase uncertainty of ±500×10-6 rad. is easily realizable at 1 GHz
Keywords :
Q-factor measurement; calibration; electric impedance measurement; measurement errors; microwave measurement; 1 GHz; calibration; error analysis; impedance meters; phase uncertainty; Calibration; Impedance measurement; Instruments; Linear circuits; Phase measurement; Q measurement; Stability; Temperature; Uncertainty; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1994. IMTC/94. Conference Proceedings. 10th Anniversary. Advanced Technologies in I & M., 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hamamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1880-3
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1994.351935