• DocumentCode
    2961659
  • Title

    Assessment of the accuracy of a vector voltmeter using a network analyser with airline and attenuation standards

  • Author

    Ince, R. ; Celep, M. ; Yaran, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Ulusal Metroloji Enstitusu, Kocaeli, Turkey
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    6-10 July 1998
  • Firstpage
    435
  • Lastpage
    436
  • Abstract
    The phase and magnitude measurement information given by a vector voltmeter was investigated by comparison with airline and attenuation standards. Considerable errors were found and a method to reduce errors caused by the vector voltmeter using a line fitting technique was applied. The results obtained are discussed.
  • Keywords
    S-parameters; UHF measurement; attenuation measurement; digital voltmeters; loss measurement; measurement errors; measurement standards; network analysers; phase measurement; 100 MHz to 1 GHz; S parameters; accuracy assessment; airline standards; attenuation standards; error reduction method; line fitting technique; magnitude measurement information; network analyser; phase measurement information; vector voltmeter; Attenuation measurement; Attenuators; Frequency dependence; Frequency measurement; Loss measurement; Measurement standards; Phase measurement; Resonance; Signal generators; Voltmeters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5018-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.1998.699990
  • Filename
    699990