Raytheon Company

Steve E Bradshaw

Gerald A Cox

Brian T McWhirter

Steve K Panaretos

Joseph S Wong

Robert G Yaccarino

Tracy L Bunch

Peter J Holbrook

A RF precision calibration standard kit and calibration technique for &ldquo;slotline&rdquo; or slot transmission line for a network analyzer. The calibration standard kit establishes an accurate, repeatable reference plane at the slotline transmission interface. The calibration standard kit includes first and second coaxial to slot transmission line adapters, each adapter defining an adapter slot transmission line and having a slot connection port connected to an connection end of the slot transmission line and a coaxial connection coupled to the adapter slot transmission line. The kit further includes an offset component defining a section of slot transmission line, and a shorting plate. The first and second adapters, the offset component and the shorting plate are each adapted for connection to each other in a plurality of calibration configurations, including configurations for conducting Through, Reflection and Line measurements.

Slotline calibration standard kit for network analyzer and calibration method using same

A very low reflection transition with tightly controlled variability between a rectangular coaxial transmission line and a microstrip transmission line. The microstrip ground plane is extended under the transition region to form the transition ground plane. The upper portion of the dielectric of the rectangular coaxial transmission line is removed at the transition region, together with the upper portion of the center conductor. The spacing between the transition center conductor and the ground plane is reduced in relation to the spacing between the rectangular coaxial line center conductor and outer conductive shield. A tuning cavity is formed in the transition ground plane beneath the transition center conductor.

High uniformity microstrip to modified-square-ax interconnect

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West Hills, CA, United States of America

Steve E Bradshaw