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Calibration of the Three-Port VNA using the General 6-Term Error Model

W. Zhao Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, China
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Y.-J. Zhao Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, China
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H.-B. Qin Xidian University, 2 South Taibai Road, Xi'an 710071, China
Pages 319-326 | Published online: 03 Apr 2012

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