Power Meter Calibration - Agilent Technologies 8719D User Manual

Power Meter Calibration

Mixer transmission measurements are generally configured as follows:
For this reason, the set input power must be accurately controlled in order to ensure
measurement accuracy.
The amplitude variation of the analyzer is specified f 1 dB over any given source frequency.
This may give a maximum 2 dE3 error for a mixer transmission test setup: f 1 dB for the source
over the IF range during measurement and f 1 dB over the RF range during measurement.
Higher measurement accuracy may be obtained through the use of power meter calibration.
You can use power meter calibration to correct for power offsets, losses, and flatness variations
occurring between the analyzer source and the input to the mixer under test.
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