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Main Authors: Oberto, Luca, Shokrolahzade, Ehsan, Enrico, Emanuele, Fasolo, Luca, Celotto, Andrea, Galvano, Bernardo, Alocco, Alessandro, Terzi, Paolo, Mubarak, Faisal A., Spirito, Marco
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.19922
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author Oberto, Luca
Shokrolahzade, Ehsan
Enrico, Emanuele
Fasolo, Luca
Celotto, Andrea
Galvano, Bernardo
Alocco, Alessandro
Terzi, Paolo
Mubarak, Faisal A.
Spirito, Marco
author_facet Oberto, Luca
Shokrolahzade, Ehsan
Enrico, Emanuele
Fasolo, Luca
Celotto, Andrea
Galvano, Bernardo
Alocco, Alessandro
Terzi, Paolo
Mubarak, Faisal A.
Spirito, Marco
contents This paper describes the developed setup and characterization approach for full two-port calibrated S-parameter measurements at cryogenic temperatures, together with a complete uncertainty budget. The system developed at the Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM, Italy), exploits the Short-Open-Load-Reciprocal technique to realize error-corrected cryogenic measurements within a single cooling cycle. The system operates down to mK temperatures over the 4-12 GHz band in coaxial line. Calibration standards are referenced to SI-traceable room-temperature measurements, while a numerical approach is used to evaluate the response shift of the artifacts upon cooling and to derive an additional cryogenic uncertainty contribution for the measurement uncertainty budget. Moreover, relevant measurement uncertainty contributions are evaluated according to internationally agreed procedures, and a comprehensive uncertainty budget is presented. Test measurements on a 20 dB attenuator are shown as an example. An attenuation of 20.70 +/- 0.08 dB (95% confidence interval) was obtained at 6 GHz. Full SI-traceable verification at mK temperatures remains an open challenge; however, an initial calibration verification is also presented.
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spellingShingle Full Two-Port S-Parameters at mK Temperatures: a Calibration Strategy and Uncertainty Budget
Oberto, Luca
Shokrolahzade, Ehsan
Enrico, Emanuele
Fasolo, Luca
Celotto, Andrea
Galvano, Bernardo
Alocco, Alessandro
Terzi, Paolo
Mubarak, Faisal A.
Spirito, Marco
Instrumentation and Detectors
Quantum Physics
This paper describes the developed setup and characterization approach for full two-port calibrated S-parameter measurements at cryogenic temperatures, together with a complete uncertainty budget. The system developed at the Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM, Italy), exploits the Short-Open-Load-Reciprocal technique to realize error-corrected cryogenic measurements within a single cooling cycle. The system operates down to mK temperatures over the 4-12 GHz band in coaxial line. Calibration standards are referenced to SI-traceable room-temperature measurements, while a numerical approach is used to evaluate the response shift of the artifacts upon cooling and to derive an additional cryogenic uncertainty contribution for the measurement uncertainty budget. Moreover, relevant measurement uncertainty contributions are evaluated according to internationally agreed procedures, and a comprehensive uncertainty budget is presented. Test measurements on a 20 dB attenuator are shown as an example. An attenuation of 20.70 +/- 0.08 dB (95% confidence interval) was obtained at 6 GHz. Full SI-traceable verification at mK temperatures remains an open challenge; however, an initial calibration verification is also presented.
title Full Two-Port S-Parameters at mK Temperatures: a Calibration Strategy and Uncertainty Budget
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.19922