An Ultrawideband Asymmetric Calibration Method for a Simultaneously Electromagnetic Near-Field Probing System

Calibration for asymmetry of the simultaneously electromagnetic near-field probing system is a good way of improving the performance of a two-port probe. The previous rotating asymmetric calibration method (RACM) based on microstrip line measurements at two directions of 0 degrees and 90 degrees is limited to 12 GHz. In this article, a nonrotating asymmetric calibration method (NRACM) is proposed for ultrawideband calibration of a simultaneously near-field probing system. A fourport vector network analyzer and a highly symmetric grounded coplanar waveguide (GCPW) calibrator are used to solve the calibration matrix in the proposed method. It only needs to place the probe at one direction of 0 degrees instead of measurements at two directions and uses the time-domain reflectometry (TDR) for localization of the probe loop. These simplified measurement steps in the proposed method reduce the impact of positioning error. The non-TEM effect is automatically avoided because of no 90 degrees measurement. A highly symmetric ultrawideband GCPW calibrator without soldering is adopted to excite standard electromagnetic fields for calibration. The measurement results of standing waves demonstrate that the proposed method is suitable for asymmetric calibration at a frequency as high as 20 GHz.