Indirect Measurement of Switch Terms of a Vector Network Analyzer with Reciprocal Devices
Instrumentation and Detectors
2023-09-07 v2
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.
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@article{arxiv.2306.07066,
title = {Indirect Measurement of Switch Terms of a Vector Network Analyzer with Reciprocal Devices},
author = {Ziad Hatab and Michael Ernst Gadringer and Wolfgang Bösch},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.07066},
year = {2023}
}
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GitHub: https://github.com/ZiadHatab/vna-switch-terms