Indirect Measurement of Switch Terms of a Vector Network Analyzer with Reciprocal Devices

Ziad Hatab; Michael Ernst Gadringer; Wolfgang Bösch

Indirect Measurement of Switch Terms of a Vector Network Analyzer with Reciprocal Devices

Ziad Hatab, Michael Ernst Gadringer, Wolfgang Bösch

Institute of Microwave and Photonic Engineering (4510)

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Abstract

This paper presents an indirect method for measuring the switch terms of a vector network analyzer (VNA) using at least three reciprocal devices, which do not need to be characterized beforehand. This method is particularly suitable for VNAs that use a three-sampler architecture, which allows for applying first-tier calibration methods based on the error box model. The proposed method was experimentally verified by comparing directly and indirectly measured switch terms and performing a multiline thru-reflect-line (TRL) calibration.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2023

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physics.ins-det

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation

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Information, Communication & Computing

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Bösch, W., Hatab, Z., Gadringer, M. E., Takahashi, H., Maier, C., Sarbandi Farahani, H., Pauser, C., Paulitsch, H., Rezaee, B. & Fuchs, M.
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