Application of a non-ideal sliding short to two-port loss measurement
Manly P Weidman · 1973
A detailed, applications oriented, description of a method for measuring two-port losses is given.The technique involved uses a non-ideal sliding short circuit and a tuned four-arm reflectometer .Most, if not all, of the components used in this technique can be put together using commercially available items.It is the intent of this discussion to pro- vide enough detail and explanation so that a technician with some working knowledge of microwave meas- urements can set up and make loss measurements.The reference made to two-ports implies a broad range of devices from a simple flange or connector to waveguide coaxial adaptors and even more elaborate configurations with a definable input and output connection.