Agilent Technologies 8510-58 manual Product Note 8510-5B

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Specifying Calibration Standards for the Agilent 8510 Network Analyzer

Product Note 8510-5B

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Contents Product Note 8510-5B Table of contents Introduction Measurement errorsMeasurement calibration Calibration kit Class assignment Standard definitionStandard definitions table Standard class assignments Select standards Modification procedureStandard definition models Define standardsStandard type Standard numberOpen circuit capacitance C0 , C1 , C2 and C3 ΠfZ ΠfXShort circuit inductance L0 , L1, L2 and L3 ∆∅radians = 2πf ∆lengthDelay seconds = Offset delayFixed or sliding Terminal impedanceOffset Z0 Linear delay Actual delay = Fco/f21GHz = Offset loss1GHz c Z0 10 log10e εrLower/minimum frequency Fupper = 2 x Flower Upper/maximum frequencyCoax or waveguide ∅radians =Standard labels Assign classesStandard Classes Forward transmission match and thru S11 A,B,C and S22 A,B,CReverse transmission match and thru IsolationTRL Reflect TRL ThruTRL Line TRM ThruTRL options Standard Class labelsCalibration kit label Verify performance Enter standards/classesModification examples User modified cal kits and Agilent 8510 specificationsModeling a thru adapter Modeling an arbitrary impedance standardDisk procedure Appendix a Calibration kit entry procedureTo load calibration kits from disk into Agilent To store calibration kits from the Agilent 8510 onto a diskFront panel procedure P-band waveguide example Pshort Mm coaxial connector interface Appendix B Dimensional considerations in coaxial connectorsType-N coaxial connector interface Female type-N Mm Coaxial connector Type-N coaxial connector interfacePage Equation Appendix C Cal coefficients modelTheir first order approximations, R is small and G=0, are Then Online assistance Phone or Fax United States