Coherent RF Error Statistics

RF error statistics for power, voltage, and phase are derived under the assumptions that the error component is coherently related to the desired signal, that its magnitude is constant, and that its phase is equally likely and uniformly distributed from 0 to 360°. The error statistics which result f...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques 1986-12, Vol.34 (12), p.1413-1420
Main Authors: Dybdal, R.B., Ott, R.H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Calibration
Error analysis
Exact sciences and technology
Information, signal and communications theory
Measurement standards
Particle measurements
Power measurement
Radio frequency
Statistical analysis
Statistical distributions
Telecommunications and information theory
Voltage
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Summary:RF error statistics for power, voltage, and phase are derived under the assumptions that the error component is coherently related to the desired signal, that its magnitude is constant, and that its phase is equally likely and uniformly distributed from 0 to 360°. The error statistics which result from these assumptions have nonzero mean values for power and voltage and standard deviations which differ significantly from those projected on the basis of Gaussian statistics that apply to incoherent errors. These statistics will be applied to typical component errors which arise in an overall system error budget.
ISSN:0018-9480
1557-9670
DOI:10.1109/TMTT.1986.1133557