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User Manual 1178.3686.02 ─ 07
8.8.4.3
S
-
parameter correction
S
-
parameter correction compensates for the losses and reflections introduced by a
component
—
such as an attenuator, directional coupler, or matching pad
—
that is
attached to a power sensor. Using S
-
parameters instead of a fixed offset increases
measurement accuracy by accounting for the interaction between the power sensor
and the component. It shifts the reference plane of the power sensor from its RF con-
nector to the input of the device that is being applied externally.
All R&S NRP18S-xx power sensors allow compensating for the influence of any 2
-
port
device between the signal source and the power sensor input. As a result, the firmware
can calculate the power that the signal source actually delivers. Examples of such 2
-
port devices include attenuators, matching pads, minimum-loss pads and waveguide
adapters. One precondition for such compensation is that you provide a complete set
of S-parameter data for the 2
-
port device in the frequency range required by the appli-
cation.
The S
-
parameters of the attenuator delivered with the R&S NRP18S-xx have been
measured by Rohde
&
Schwarz. The results of the factory calibration, including an S
-
parameter table that matches the delivered attenuator, are stored in the factory calibra-
tion data set of the power sensor. If you use this attenuator, its effect on the measure-
ment is compensated arithmetically.
If you use a base unit or software to operate the power sensor, the base unit or soft-
ware automatically recognizes the activated S
-
parameter device in the power sensor
and activates the S
-
parameter correction. See also
Chapter 5, "Operating concepts"
Achieving maximum measurement sensitivity
For maximum measurement sensitivity, you can choose from the following methods.
To operate the R&S NRP18S-xx without an attenuator
► Disable the S
-
parameter correction:
● Each time after you have put the power sensor into operation.
[SENSe<Sensor>:]CORRection:SPDevice:STATe
.
Base unit or software: Directly in the instrument firmware or software.
● Permanently, using the S-Parameters program of the R&S
NRP Toolkit.
See
Chapter 8.8.4.6, "Using the S-Parameters program"
To replace the delivered attenuator with any other 2
-
port device
1. Measure the S
-
parameters of the 2
-
port device.
2. Load the S
-
parameters into the power sensor.
In the user calibration data set of the power sensor, you can manage the S
-
param-
eters of several 2
-
port devices beside the S
-
parameters of the attenuator delivered
with the power sensor. The power sensor can apply the sets of S
-
parameters indi-
vidually, depending on which S
-
parameter device you select as the active device.
Configuring basic measurement parameters