Calibration Types And Characteristics - Agilent Technologies E5071C Manual

E5071C

Calibration Types and Characteristics

The table shows the different types of calibrations and the features of each
method.
Calibra
tion Standard (s)
Used
Metho
d
No
calibra None
tion
•
OPEN or
SHORT
•
LOAD
Respo
nse
Calibra
tion
•
THRU
•
LOAD
1-Port ECal module
Calibra (2-port/4-
tion port)
118
Corrected Error Factor
None
Following 2 error terms:
•
Reflection Tracking (Er)
•
Directivity (Ed)
Following 2 error terms:
•
Transmission Tracking
(Et)
•
Isolation (Ex)
Following 3 error terms:
•
Directivity (Ed)
•
Source Match (Es)
•
Reflection Tracking (Er)
Measurement
Parameters
All parameters
S11(Reflection
characteristics at 1
port)
S21
(1 direction
transmission
characteristics at 2
ports)
S11
(Reflection
characteristics at 1
port)
Characteristic
s
•
Low accuracy
•
Calibration
not required
•
Medium-level
accuracy
•
Quick
calibration
•
Isolation
calibration
improves the
accuracy in a
reflection
measurement
of a DUT with
high return
loss
•
Medium-level
accuracy
•
Quick
calibration
•
Isolation
calibration
improves the
accuracy in a
transmission
measurement
of a device
with high
insertion loss
•
1-port
measurement
with the
highest
degree of
accuracy
•
Quick
calibration
with low