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Specifying Calibration Standards for the Agilent 8510 Network Analyzer

Application Note 8510-5B

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Contents Dis Product Information For Support Reference Only 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 ∆lengthFixed or sliding Offset delayTerminal impedance Offset Z0 Linear delay Actual delay = Fco/f2GHz C Z Offset lossLog e10 1GHzLower/minimum frequency Upper/maximum frequency ∅radians = 2π = 2πfdelayCoax or waveguide Λg = λ Co2Standard 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 Page Equation Appendix C Cal coefficients modelTheir first order approximations, R is small and G=0, are Then Agilent Direct Agilent Email UpdatesAgilent Open