Title :
Radio-frequency metrology from NBS to NIST: the legacy
Author_Institution :
Div. of Radio-Frequency Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Reviews a century of radio metrology research and development in the US that paralleled the birth and evolution of radio/wireless and other electromagnetic technologies. The interplay between the scientific and technological advances and the research, measurement and standards development programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly the National Bureau of Standards (NBS)) was a factor that facilitated both commercialization of products and implementation of systems for the public benefit.
Keywords :
calibration; measurement standards; microwave measurement; standardisation; NBS; NIST; National Bureau of Standards; National Institute of Standards and Technology; commercialization; electromagnetic technologies; radio-frequency metrology; standards development programs; Circuit synthesis; Electron tubes; Laboratories; Metrology; NIST; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Spark gaps; Standards development; Vacuum technology;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6538-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967024
