Calibration Kit Overview; Kit Contents; Broadband Loads; Opens And Shorts - Keysight Technologies 85032B User's And Service Manual

General Information

Calibration Kit Overview

Calibration Kit Overview
The Keysight 85032B and 85032E type-N calibration kits are used to calibrate Keysight network analyzers
up to 6 GHz for measurements of components with 50type-N connectors.

Kit Contents

Use the Contents List in the shipping container to verify the completeness of your shipment. Although this
list is the most accurate, you can also use the illustrations in Chapter 7 to verify the items in your shipment.
If your shipment is not complete, contact Keysight Technologies - refer to Contacting Keysight on page 5-4.

Broadband Loads

The broadband loads are instrument-grade, 50terminations that have been optimized for performance up
to 6 GHz. The rugged internal structure provides for highly repeatable connections. A distributed resistive
element on sapphire provides excellent stability and return loss.

Opens and Shorts

The opens and shorts are built from parts that are machined to the current state-of the-art precision
machining.
The short's inner conductors have a one-piece construction, common with the shorting plane. This
construction provides for extremely repeatable connections.
The female open has a separate-piece inner conductor that is made from a low-dielectric-constant plastic
to minimize compensation values.
Both the opens and shorts are constructed so that the pin depth can be controlled very tightly, thereby
minimizing phase errors. Some of the opens and shorts have offsets. The lengths of these offsets are
designed so that the difference in phase of their reflection coefficients is approximately 180 degrees at all
frequencies.

Adapters

Like the other devices in the kit, the adapters are built to very tight tolerances to provide good broadband
performance. The adapters utilize a dual-beaded connector structure to ensure stable, repeatable
connections. The beads are designed to minimize return loss and are separated far enough so that
interaction between the beads is minimized.
The adapters are designed so that their nominal electrical lengths are the same, which allows them to be
used in calibration procedures for non-insertable devices.

Calibration Definitions

The calibration kit must be selected and the calibration definitions for the devices in the kit installed in the
network analyzer prior to performing a calibration. Refer to your network analyzer user's guide for
instructions on selecting the calibration kit and performing a calibration.
The calibration definitions can be:
• resident within the analyzer
• entered from the front panel
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