DocumentCode
236650
Title
Accurate measurement of microwave power in the IEC: R-70 (WR-138) waveguide transmission line
Author
Michaud, Alain
Author_Institution
Meas. Sci. & Stand., Nat. Res. Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada
fYear
2014
fDate
24-29 Aug. 2014
Firstpage
752
Lastpage
753
Abstract
We compare the accuracy of different techniques to measure guided RF power at 6.83 GHz. The transmission line is a standard rectangular metallic waveguide IEC: R-70 (WR-138). We used three calculable standards including a waveguide calorimeter, a coaxial calorimeter, and an atomic (quantum based) power meter based on laser cooled rubidium atoms.
Keywords
calorimeters; laser cooling; measurement standards; microwave measurement; power measurement; power meters; rectangular waveguides; rubidium; IEC: R-70 waveguide transmission line; Rb; atomic power meter; coaxial calorimeter; frequency 6.83 GHz; laser cooled rubidium atoms; microwave power measurement; quantum based power meter; rectangular metallic waveguide; waveguide calorimeter; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Microwave measurement; Radio frequency; Standards; Transmission line measurements; Waveguide lasers; Microcalorimeter; Rabi oscillations; laser cooling; radio-frequency (RF) power traceability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM 2014), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
Rio de Janeiro
ISSN
0589-1485
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-5205-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.2014.6898604
Filename
6898604
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