HP 8753D - Optimizing Measurement Results

5
Optimizing
Measurement Results
This chapter
describes
techniques
and
analyzer
functions
that
help
you
achieve
the
best
measurement results
.
The
following
topics
are
included
in
this
chapter:
Increasing measurement
accuracy
Connector repeatability
Interconnecting
cables
T
emperature
drift
Frequency
drift
P
erformance
verication
Reference plane
and
port
extensions
Measurement
error-correction
Frequency response
correction
Frequency response
and isolation
correction
One-port reection
correction
Full two-port
correction
TRL* and
TRM*
error-correction
Modifying
calibration
kit
standards
P
ower
meter
measurement
calibration
Calibrating
for
noninsertable
devices
A
dapter
removal
Matched
adapters
Modify
the
cal
kit
thru
denition
Maintaining
testport
output
power
during
sweep
retrace
Making
accurate
measurements
of
electrically
long
devices
Increasing
sweep
speed
Increasing
dynamic
range
Reducing
trace
noise
Reducing
receiver
crosstalk
Reducing
recall
time
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