Anritsu Power Measurement Uncertainty Calculator Ver 2.

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Note : User entry in Green shaded boxes, Unshaded boxes are Auto-filled, values in Blue are calculated
Probability Distribution

Measurement Uncertainty parameter Instrumentation Accuracy Sensor linearity Noise Zero set and Drift Mismatch Uncertainty Sensor Calibration-factor uncertainty Reference power uncertainty Reference-to-Sensor Mismatch uncertainty Temperature Linearity (Sensor )

0.5 1.8 0.00 0.01 4.49 2.90 1.2 0.44 1.00

u i (Kx) 0.29 1.04 0.00 0.01 2.59 1.45 0.69 0.25 0.58
Expanded Combined Standard Uncertainty

% % % % % % % % %

Rectangular Rectangular Normal Rectangular Rectangular Normal Rectangular Rectangular Rectangular

ML2437A MA2473D
dBm GHz

7 1.5 16 256 +5 ~ +50 C

Power meter Sensor Source Level VSWR Frequency Averaging

normal (k =2)

Combined Standard Uncertainty

Limits (dB) 0.245 0.467 0.249 0.505

Non-Statistical

RSS Sum of Uncertainties

RSS Sum of Uncertainties

@ Room temperature @ Room temperature

5.81 % 11.34 % 5.89 % 12.34 %

3.25 6.32 3.30 6.90

6.49 % 12.65 % 6.60 % 13.80 %

-0.260 -0.523 -0.264 -0.572 Method

over Sensor temperature range over Sensor temperature range

Relative Measurements (dBr) Following error sources are negligible

Should be included if sources S11 characteristics change during the test.

Linearity error dominates, typically.

Ratio ( A/B ) measurements In a ratio measurement, both sensors measure absolute power. Uncertainty analysis must account for both sensors. All error sources must be included

Uncertainties relating to the source (DUT) should also me included in calculation

Some definitions

Accuracy -the closeness of the agreement between the result of a measurement and a true (or correct) value of the me

Uncertainty -parameter associated with the result of a measurement, that characterises the dispersion of values that co

Error -refers to the disagreement between a measurement and the true or accepted value. Total error is usually a com Precision -the closeness of agreement between independent measurements of a quantity under the same conditions.

See datasheet for full details of Sensor & meter specifications and conditions

Tip : At signal levels near the sensitivity of the sensor, do a Zero on the DUT (with its output port OFF), and repeat for significant ch Revision Version 1.0 - initial release Version 2.0 contains Added MA24002A, MA24004A, and MA24005A thermal power sensors Added ML2487B and ML2488B power meters

t and a true (or correct) value of the measurand, where the true value is know or is knowable.

cterises the dispersion of values that could reasonably be attributed to the measurand.

pted value. Total error is usually a combination of systematic error and random error (e.g. noise).

a quantity under the same conditions.

tput port OFF), and repeat for significant change in the test environment (e.g. temperature)