Patent ID: 6288555
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A measurement fixture for use in measuring an electrical parameter of a rod-form conductive element,the measurement fixture comprising:an insulating support member,a transmission line connector having ground and signal conductors for connection to a measurement instrument, said transmission line connector being mounted on the insulating support member,a first conductive element mounted on the support member and connected to the signal conductor of the transmission line connector,a holder for removably receiving the rod-form element, said holder including a conductive member in electrically conductive contact with the rod-form element when positioned in the holder, anda mounting structure mounting the holder relative to the support member so that when the rod-form element is positioned in the holder, an end of the rod-form element can be brought into electrically conductive contact with the first conductive element, said mounting structure including a resistor structure electrically connected between the conductive member of the holder and the ground conductor of the transmission line connector and having an electrical resistance substantially equal to the characteristic impedance of the transmission line connector.