NIST-NPL interlaboratory pulse measurement comparison

Author

Paulter, N.G. ; Smith, Andrew J A ; Larson, D.R. ; Souders, T.M. ; Roddie, Alan G.

Author_Institution

Electr.ity Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Volume

52

Issue

6

fYear

2003

Firstpage

1825

Lastpage

1833

Abstract

A comparison of the pulse parameter values obtained from the pulse measurement services of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA, and the National Physical Laboratory, U.K., was performed. The comparison was based on the pulse parameters of amplitude, transition duration, overshoot, and undershoot (preshoot). The parameter comparison was applied to raw (measured) waveforms, corrected waveforms (if applicable), and reconstructed waveforms. The results of the comparison show that the pulse parameter values for both national laboratories are within published uncertainties.

Keywords

calibration; measurement uncertainty; pulse generators; pulse measurement; signal sampling; transient response; amplitude; corrected waveforms; equivalent-time sampling oscilloscopes; high-speed pulse generators; impulse responses; interlaboratory pulse measurement comparison; measurement uncertainties; national laboratories; overshoot; preshoot; pulse measurement services; pulse parameter values; raw waveforms; reconstructed waveforms; transition duration; undershoot; waveform processing; Attenuation measurement; Computer errors; Error correction; Gain measurement; Laboratories; NIST; Performance evaluation; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIM.2003.820456

Filename

1246556