• DocumentCode
    2886873
  • Title

    Measurement uncertainties due to non-ideal calibration standards for unknown thru calibration

  • Author

    Lenk, Friedrich ; Doerner, Ralf ; Kurpas, Paul ; Rumiantsev, Andrej

  • Author_Institution
    Hochschule Lausitz (FH), Senftenberg, Germany
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    7-7 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    In this paper an analytical derivation of vector network analyzer (VNA) measurement uncertainties due to non-ideal calibration standards for unknown thru calibration (UOSM or UXYZ) is presented. Simple equations for the sensitivity coefficients are obtained. This allows a deep insight into the error propagation mechanism as well as an easy implementation into calibration software.
  • Keywords
    calibration; measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; network analysers; UOSM; UXYZ; VNA; error propagation mechanism; measurement uncertainty; nonideal calibration standard; sensitivity coefficient; unknown thru calibration; vector network analyzer; Adaptation models; Calibration; Numerical models; Scattering parameters; Standards; System-on-chip; Calibration; error analysis; measurement uncertainty; scattering parameters; sensitivity coefficients;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Measurement Conference (ARFTG), 2013 81st ARFTG
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4981-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARFTG.2013.6579057
  • Filename
    6579057