Calibration and verification of the pure-mode vector network analyzer

1998 ◽  
Vol 46 (7) ◽  
pp. 1009-1012 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.E. Bockelman ◽  
W.R. Eisenstadt
Keyword(s):  
Vector Network Analyzer ◽  
Pure Mode ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Calibration And Verification

scholarly journals Dielectric Properties of Glass Beads with Talc as a Reference Material for Calibration and Verification of Dielectric Methods and Devices for Measuring Soil Moisture

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justyna Szerement ◽  
Hironobu Saito ◽  
Kahori Furuhata ◽  
Shin Yagihara ◽  
Agnieszka Szypłowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Reference Material ◽  
Dielectric Permittivity ◽  
Open Water ◽  
Glass Beads ◽  
Vector Network Analyzer ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Calibration Curves ◽  
Salinity Index ◽  
Calibration And Verification

This paper presents dielectric measurements of talc, glass beads, and their mixtures under different moisture and salinity levels. The measurements were conducted using a prototype seven-rod probe (15 mm long central rod) connected to a single port of vector network analyzer. The samples were moistened with distilled water and KCl solutions in order to obtain six different moisture content levels. The complex dielectric permittivity was determined from vector network analyzer reflection-coefficient measurements based on the open-water-liquid calibration procedure. Next, the fitting of volumetric water content–real part of dielectric permittivity calibration curves was performed for each material at selected frequencies, and the obtained relations were compared with well-known calibration equations. Additionally, a salinity index for the tested materials was calculated. It was concluded that pure talc is not an optimal material for the calibration and verification of dielectric methods. The calibration curves obtained for glass beads and the mixtures of glass beads with talc gave results close to well-known reference calibration functions. Additionally, the addition of talc caused the data points to be less scattered. Moreover, the values of the salinity index for the tested materials were in a good agreement with literature data for sand. The obtained results indicated that glass beads with the addition of talc can be used as a reference material for the calibration and verification of dielectric methods and devices for soil moisture measurement.

Reconfigurable SDM Optical Vector Network Analyzer

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Carpenter ◽  
Benjamin J. Eggleton ◽  
Jochen Schröder
Keyword(s):  
Vector Network Analyzer ◽  
Network Analyzer

scholarly journals Wideband Active Load–Pull by Device Output Match Compensation Using a Vector Network Analyzer

2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 874-886
Author(s):  
Alberto Maria Angelotti ◽  
Gian Piero Gibiino ◽  
Troels S. Nielsen ◽  
Dominique Schreurs ◽  
Alberto Santarelli
Keyword(s):  
Vector Network Analyzer ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Active Load ◽  
Load Pull

scholarly journals Simulation and Experimental Study of the Near Field Probe in the Form of a Folded Dipole for Measuring Glucose Concentration

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5415
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Gorst ◽  
Kseniya Zavyalova ◽  
Aleksandr Mironchev ◽  
Andrey Zapasnoy ◽  
Andrey Klokov
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Measurement ◽  
Glucose Concentration ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Vector Network Analyzer ◽  
Human Hand ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Average Deviation

The article investigates the near-field probe of a special design to account for changes in glucose concentration. The probe is designed in such a way that it emits radiation in both directions from its plane. In this paper, it was proposed to modernize this design and consider the unidirectional emission of the probe in order to maximize the signal and reduce energy loss. We have done extensive research for both bidirectional and unidirectional probe designs. Numerical simulations and field experiments were carried out to determine different concentrations of glucose (0, 4, 5.3, 7.5 mmol/L). Numerical modeling of a unidirectional probe showed that the interaction of radiation generated by such a probe with a multilayer structure simulating a human hand showed a better result and high sensitivity compared to a bidirectional probe. Further, based on the simulation results, a phantom (physical model) of a human hand was recreated from layers with dielectric properties as close as possible to the properties of materials during simulation. The probe was constructed from a copper tube and matched both the geometric and physical parameters of the model. The experimental measurement was carried out using a vector network analyzer in the frequency range 2–10 GHz. The experimental measurement was carried out using a vector network analyzer in the frequency range 2–10 GHz for the unidirectional and bidirectional probes. Further, the results of the experiment were compared with the results of numerical simulation. According to the results of multiple experiments, it was found that the average deviation between the concentrations was 2 dB for a unidirectional probe and 0.4 dB for a bidirectional probe. Thus, the sensitivity of the unidirectional probe was 1.5 dB/(mmol/L) for the bidirectional one 0.3 dB/(mmol/L). Thus, the improved design of the near-field probe can be used to record glucose concentrations.

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