Agilent Technologies 85032F, User'S And Service Manual

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General Information
Calibration Kit Overview
Calibration Kit Overview
The Agilent 85032F type-N 50
Ω
calibration kit is used to calibrate Agilent network
analyzer systems for measurements of components with type-N connectors up to 9 GHz.
The standards in this calibration kit allow you to perform simple 1- or 2-port calibrations.
This manual describes the 85032F calibration kit and provides replacement part numbers,
specifications, and procedures for using, maintaining and troubleshooting the kit.
NOTE This manual assumes you practice proper connector care. For information,
refer to Chapter 3,“Use, Maintenance, and Care of the Devices.” Also refer to
the “Connector Care – Quick Reference Card,” located in the back of this
manual.
Kit Contents
The 85032F type-N calibration kit contains the following:
• offset opens and shorts, and broadband load terminations with both male and female
connectors
• a disk that contains the calibration definitions of the devices in the kit for 872x and
875x VNA systems
Broadband Loads
The broadband loads are metrology-grade, 50
Ω
terminations that have been optimized for
performance up to 9 GHz. The rugged internal structure provides for highly repeatable
connections. A distributed resistive element on sapphire provides excellent stability and
return loss.
Offset Opens and Shorts
The offset opens and shorts are built from parts that are machined to the current
state-of-the-art precision machining.
The offset short’s inner conductors have a one-piece construction, common with the
shorting plane. The construction provides for extremely repeatable connections.
The offset opens have inner conductors that are supported by a strong,
low-dielectric-constant plastic to minimize compensation values.
Both the opens and shorts are constructed so that the pin depth can be controlled very
tightly, thereby minimizing phase errors. The lengths of the offsets in the opens and shorts
are designed so that the difference in phase of their reflection coefficients is approximately
180 degrees at all frequencies.