Keysight Technologies 8163A - Reference; Measuring the Power Transmitted through the Reflection Reference

204 8163A/B, 8164A/B, 8166A/B User’s Guide
7 Return Loss Measurement
Measuring the Power Transmitted Through the Reflection Reference
Connect your a Reflection Reference Cable to a Power Meter and measure
the transmitted power, E
ref
. You can use E
ref
to calculate the front panel
delta, see Calculating the Front Panel Delta on page 209.
Figure 126 Measuring the Power transmitted through the Reflection Reference
NOTE
You can only measure the Front Panel Delta if you use the a Reflection
Reference Cable.
Power Meter
E
ref
M
ref
P
ref
Reference Cable
Keysight 81610A
P
in
P
r
Reflection Reference