Concepts and features
R&S
®
ZNB/ZNBT
165User Manual 1173.9163.02 ─ 62
Calibration Type Standards Parameters Error Terms General Accuracy Application
TRM
(n-port)
Reflect (equal at
both ports), Match,
Through (between
all port pairs)
All Reflection tracking,
Source match,
Directivity,
Load match,
Transmission track-
ing
High Reflection and
transmission mea-
surements, espe-
cially in test fixtures.
TRL
(n-port)
Reflect (at both
ports),
Through, Line1,
other Lines
(optional), combina-
tion with TRM
(optional)
All Reflection tracking,
Source match,
Directivity,
Load match,
Transmission track-
ing
High, high directiv-
ity
Reflection and
transmission mea-
surements, espe-
cially for planar cir-
cuits. Limited band-
width.
TNA
(n-port)
Through, Attenua-
tion, Symmetric
network
All Reflection tracking,
Source match,
Directivity,
Load match,
Transmission track-
ing
High, lowest
requirements on
standards
Reflection and
transmission mea-
surements, espe-
cially for planar cir-
cuits.
1)
Or any other 3 known one-port standards. To be used in a guided calibration, the known standards must be declared to be Open,
Short, and Match irrespective of their properties.
2)
Or any other known two-port standard. To be used in a guided calibration, the known standard must be declared to be Through,
irrespective of its properties.
The calibration type must be selected in accordance with the test setup. Select the cali-
bration type for which you can obtain or design the most accurate standards and for
which you can measure the required parameters with best accuracy.
● Normalization (reflection, transmission)................................................................166
● Reflection OSM calibration....................................................................................166
● One Path Two Ports Calibration............................................................................166
● TOSM and UOSM calibration................................................................................167
● Adapter removal....................................................................................................168
● TOM calibration.....................................................................................................170
● TSM calibration..................................................................................................... 170
● TRM calibration.....................................................................................................170
● TRL calibration......................................................................................................170
● TNA calibration......................................................................................................173
● Full n-Port calibration with reduced number of Through connections...................173
● Complementary isolation measurement................................................................174
Calibration