Agilent Technologies E5071C

E5071C
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Calibration Types and Characteristics
The table shows the different types of calibrations and the features of each
method.
Calibra
tion
Metho
d
Standard (s)
Used
Corrected Error Factor
Measurement
Parameters
Characteristic
s
No
calibra
tion
None None All parameters
• Low accuracy
• Calibration
not required
Respo
nse
Calibra
tion
• OPEN or
SHORT
• LOAD
Following 2 error terms:
• Reflection Tracking (Er)
• Directivity (Ed)
S11(Reflection
characteristics at 1
port)
• Medium-level
accuracy
• Quick
calibration
• Isolation
calibration
improves the
accuracy in a
reflection
measurement
of a DUT with
high return
loss
• THRU
• LOAD
Following 2 error terms:
• Transmission Tracking
(Et)
• Isolation (Ex)
S21
(1 direction
transmission
characteristics at 2
ports)
• Medium-level
accuracy
• Quick
calibration
• Isolation
calibration
improves the
accuracy in a
transmission
measurement
of a device
with high
insertion loss
1-Port
Calibra
tion
ECal module
(2-port/4-
port)
Following 3 error terms:
• Directivity (Ed)
• Source Match (Es)
• Reflection Tracking (Er)
S11
(Reflection
characteristics at 1
port)
• 1-port
measurement
with the
highest
degree of
accuracy
• Quick
calibration
with low