Open/Short Standards
Figure 3-9
Notes on the Standards
These standards are used to measure reflection for:
•
S11 1-Port calibrations
•
S22 1-Port calibrations
•
One-Path 2-Port calibrations
•
Full 2-Port calibrations
When you perform any of these calibrations using a 1.0 mm calibration kit,
you will see the following menu:
Open/Short Standard Menu & Equivalent GPIB Commands
Refers to an open which has a male connector (that is, the
{(F) OPEN}
open is to be connected to a female port). This standard is
used for frequencies up to 50 GHz.
Refers to Short No. 3 with a male connector (that is, the
{(F) SHORT3}
short is to be connected to a female port). This standard is
used for frequencies above 50 GHz.
Refers to an open which has a female connector (that is,
{(M) OPEN}
the open is to be connected to a male port). This standard
is used for frequencies up to 50 GHz.
Refers to Short No. 3 with a female connector (that is, the
{(M) SHORT3}
short is to be connected to a male port). This standard is
used for frequencies above 50 GHz.
Standard Types
8510XF Network Analyzer Systems 3-21
Operation