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UOSM: TOSM with unknown Through
The analyzer can perform a TOSM calibration with any 2-port network serving as
through connection, as long as it fulfills the reciprocity condition S
21
= S
12
. The modified
TOSM calibration is referred to as UOSM (Unknown through – Open – Short – Match)
calibration. It can be selected as follows:
●
If different connector types are assigned to the test ports, the analyzer automati-
cally replaces TOSM by UOSM.
[The network analyzer supports different connector types at its test ports to mea-
sure DUTs with different port connectors; see also
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If the same connector types are used but an appropriate Through standard is not
defined, the analyzer also replaces TOSM by UOSM.
●
UOSM can be selected explicitly in the "Calibration Setting" dialog.
After acquiring the calibration sweep data for the unknown through, the analyzer auto-
matically determines its delay time/transmission phase.
5.5.1.5
Adapter Removal
Many DUTs use different connector types on their RF ports (e.g. port 1: N-type connec-
tor, female; port 2: PC 3.5-type connector, female).
DUTs of this sort are also known as
noninsertable devices
.
A suitable calibration kit is then required for each of the different connector types. The
kit must include, as a minimum, the standards that are used for one-port calibration.
The through-connection between test ports with different connector types must be
made using
adapters
.
The problem here is that unlike Through standards, adapters are usually not character-
ized, i.e. their delay time/transmission phase is unknown.
If the adapter fulfills the reciprocity condition S
21
= S
12
, it can serve as
U
nknown
through in an
U
OSM calibration (see
"UOSM: TOSM with unknown Through"
Adapter Removal
is an extension of the
2-port
UOSM calibration. It requires two addi-
tional reflection OSM calibrations with the adapter successively connected to port 1
and port 2.
Calibration
