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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Volume 48 Number 12, December 2000

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A Bilateral Lightwave Network Analyzer-Architecture and Calibration

Balasundaram Elamaran, Member, IEEE Roger D. Pollard, Fellow, IEEE and Stavros Iezekiel Senior Member, IEEE

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Abstract:

The first bilateral lightwave network analyzer (BLNA) architecture that is capable of two-port S-parameter measurements is reported in this paper. A combined two-tier calibration is proposed and implemented for electrooptic and optoelectronic measurements. Calibrated measurement results showing the good performance of the BLNA for all types of lightwave components are also presented.

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