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

Ziad Hatab; Michael Ernst Gadringer; Wolfgang Bosch

doi:10.1109/LMWT.2023.3311032

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

Ziad Hatab, Michael Ernst Gadringer, Wolfgang Bosch

Institute of Microwave and Photonic Engineering (4510)

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Abstract

This letter 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
Article number	10268283
Pages (from-to)	1588-1591
Number of pages	4
Journal	IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters
Volume	33
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LMWT.2023.3311032
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2023

Keywords

Switches
Calibration
Standards
Receivers
Microwave measurement
Transmission line matrix methods
Network analyzers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation

Fields of Expertise

Information, Communication & Computing

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Experimental

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

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CD-Laboratory for Technology guided electronic component design and characterization

Error-Box Calibration of Three-Sampler VNAs

Symmetric–Reciprocal–Match Method for Vector Network Analyzer Calibration

A Thru-free Multiline Calibration

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

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Keywords

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CD-Laboratory for Technology guided electronic component design and characterization

Research output

Error-Box Calibration of Three-Sampler VNAs

Symmetric–Reciprocal–Match Method for Vector Network Analyzer Calibration

A Thru-free Multiline Calibration

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