• 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