
34-1
Microwave measurements cover the frequency range from 0.5 to about 20 GHz. Frequencies from 30to
300 GHz are oen referred to as mm waves. In the following, the most important measurements are
de
scribed
.
34.1 Power Measurement
e exact microwave power measurement is in demand for development, fabrication, and installation
of mo
dern
te
lecommunication
ne
tworks
. It is es
sential
fo
r
at
tenuation,
in
sertion,
an
d
re
turn
lo
ss
me
a-
surements,
as we
ll
as fo
r
no
ise
me
asurement
an
d
six
-port
ne
twork
an
alysis
. i
s
ch
apter
gi
ves
a br
ief
ov
erview
ab
out
th
e
ba
sics
of mi
crowave
po
wer
me
asurement
. De
tailed
in
formation
ab
out
th
is
su
bject
ca
n
be fo
und
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