scikit-rf: An Open Source Python Package for Microwave Network Creation, Analysis, and Calibration [Speaker’s Corner]

Arsenovic, Alexander; Hillairet, J.; Anderson, Jackson; Forstén, Henrik; Riess, Vincent; Eller, Michael B.; Sauber, Noah; Weikle, Robert M.; Barnhart, William D.; Forstmayr, Franz

doi:10.1109/mmm.2021.3117139

Cited by 39 publications

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“…The measurement was conducted in the frequency range from 1 GHz to 150 GHz with a power level of -10 dBm and an IF (intermediate frequency) bandwidth of 100 Hz. The data were processed offline in Python using the package scikit-rf [37]. The multiline TRL algorithm used is based on [38], and the uncertainty propagation through the calibration is based on the approach of [39], [40].…”

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Validation of the Reference Impedance in Multiline Calibration With Stepped Impedance Standards

Hatab,

Gadringer,

Alterkawi

et al. 2023

IEEE Open J. Instrum. Meas.

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This paper presents a new technique for evaluating the consistency of the reference impedance in multiline thru-reflect-line (TRL) calibration. During the calibration process, it is assumed that all transmission line standards have the same characteristic impedance. However, these assumptions are prone to errors due to imperfections, which can affect the validity of the reference impedance after calibration. Our proposed method involves using multiple stepped impedance lines of different lengths to extract the broadband reflection coefficient of the impedance transition. This reflection coefficient can be used to validate the reference impedance experimentally without requiring fully defined standards. We demonstrate this method using multiline TRL based on microstrip structures on a printed circuit board (PCB) with an on-wafer probing setup.

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confidence: 99%

Validation of the Reference Impedance in Multiline Calibration With Stepped Impedance Standards

Hatab,

Gadringer,

Alterkawi

et al. 2023

IEEE Open J. Instrum. Meas.

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“…DMT extends this class with several data-processing methods that are particularly useful for electrical quantities such as currents, voltages and charges. Some of these methods are based on routines in scikit-rf (Arsenovic et al, 2022).…”

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DMT-core: A Python Toolkit for Semiconductor Device Engineers

Krattenmacher¹,

Müller²,

Kuthe³

et al. 2022

JOSS

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Semiconductor device engineers are faced by a number of non-trivial tasks that can be solved efficiently using software. These tasks include, amongst others, data analysis, visualization and processing, as well as interfacing various circuit and Technology-Computer-Aided-Design (TCAD) simulators. In practice, custom 'home-made' scripts of varying quality are employed to solve these tasks. It is often found that fundamental software engineering concepts, such as Test-Driven-Development (Shull et al., 2010), or the use of state-of-the-art version control tools (e.g. Git) and practices (e.g. continuous integration, CI), are not utilized by these scripts.

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“…In both cases, the output power was set to 0 dBm. Afterwards, the data processing and analysis was carried out using scikit-rf, an open-source Python package [ 16 ].…”

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SAW Resonators and Filters Based on Sc0.43Al0.57N on Single Crystal and Polycrystalline Diamond

et al. 2022

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The massive data transfer rates of nowadays mobile communication technologies demand devices not only with outstanding electric performances but with example stability in a wide range of conditions. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices provide a high Q-factor and properties inherent to the employed materials: thermal and chemical stability or low propagation losses. SAW resonators and filters based on synthetized by reactive magnetron sputtering on single crystal and polycrystalline diamond substrates were fabricated and evaluated. Our SAW resonators showed high electromechanical coupling coefficients for Rayleigh and Sezawa modes, propagating at 1.2 GHz and 2.3 GHz, respectively. Finally, SAW filters were fabricated on /diamond heterostructures, with working frequencies above 4.7 GHz and ~200 MHz bandwidths, confirming that these devices are promising candidates in developing 5G technology.

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scikit-rf: An Open Source Python Package for Microwave Network Creation, Analysis, and Calibration [Speaker’s Corner]

Cited by 39 publications

References 23 publications

Validation of the Reference Impedance in Multiline Calibration With Stepped Impedance Standards

Validation of the Reference Impedance in Multiline Calibration With Stepped Impedance Standards

DMT-core: A Python Toolkit for Semiconductor Device Engineers

SAW Resonators and Filters Based on Sc0.43Al0.57N on Single Crystal and Polycrystalline Diamond

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