Calibration of Electromagnetic Field Probes and Power Density Meters in an ISO/IEC 17025 Accredited Laboratory

摘要

The US Army Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) is committed to providing services to its customers which are accurate, traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), delivered on-time, and continuously improving. Since 1998 the APSL has been accredited in most of the major measurement parameters to the ISO/IEC 17025 quality standard by the American Accreditation of Laboratory Association. The APSL quality management system is also registered by NSF-ISR to ISO 9001:2000. This paper will discuss the processes involved with providing accredited calibrations of RF and microwave hazard probes and meters in the laboratory. The following technical areas will be discussed: analysis of measurement uncertainty, measurement assurance, proficiency testing, measurement uncertainty control and management, and statistical process control.