• DocumentCode
    375668
  • Title

    Radio-frequency metrology from NBS to NIST: the legacy

  • Author

    Friday, D.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Radio-Frequency Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    20-24 May 2001
  • Firstpage
    845
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6538-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967024
  • Filename
    967024