Method of measuring loaded Q-factor of single-ended cavity resonators using reflection bridge.
01 Mar 1978-Review of Scientific Instruments (American Institute of Physics)-Vol. 49, Iss: 3, pp 378-379
TL;DR: A bridge method of determining the loaded Q-factor and coupling coefficient of single-ended cavity resonators is described, using an oscillator with variable frequency amplitude modulation as the source.
Abstract: A bridge method of determining the loaded Q‐factor and coupling coefficient of single‐ended cavity resonators is described. The measuring system consists of a hybrid‐T or ’’magic T’’ bridge with one of the collinear arms terminated by the cavity and the other by a precision attenuator followed by a variable precision short. The experimental procedure essentially measures the reflection coefficient of a cavity resonator as a function of frequency by balancing the bridge, using an oscillator with variable frequency amplitude modulation as the source.
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Q;
microwave measurements;
resonators;
resonance parameters;
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TL;DR: In this article, a bridge method for simultaneous measurements of the coupling coefficient and the loaded Q of a single-ended cavity is described, which consists of a ''magic T'' bridge and incident power monitor circuits.
Abstract: A bridge method which allows the simultaneous measurements of the coupling coefficient and the loaded Q of a single‐ended cavity is described. The measuring system consists of a ``magic T'' bridge and incident power monitor circuits. Two collinear arms of the magic T are terminated by the cavity under measurement and the built‐in short at equal distances. Measurements are made by comparing the reflected power from the bridge with the incident power on the cavity.
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