DocumentCode :
1205881
Title :
Six-Port Interferometric Technique for Accurate 
-Band Phase-Noise Measurements
Author :
Tatu, Serioja O. ; Moldovan, Emilia ; Affes, Sofiène ; Boukari, Bouraima ; Wu, Ke ; Bosisio, Renato G.
Author_Institution :
Lab. RF, Inst. Nat. de Rech. Sci.-Energie Mater. et Telecommun., Montreal, QC
Volume :
56
Issue :
6
fYear :
2008
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1372
Lastpage :
1379
Abstract :
An innovative six-port (SP) phase-noise measurement technique for millimeter-wave high-power sources is proposed in this paper. Simulation results using a 94-GHz rectangular waveguide SP circuit model validates the measurement principle for both millimeter-wave oscillators and amplifiers. Phase-noise measurement results of a 100-W extended interaction Klystron amplifier are presented and discussed. Compared to conventional methods, this new method allows accurate low-cost phase-noise measurements.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave interferometry; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave detectors; millimetre wave oscillators; noise measurement; phase noise; Klystron amplifier; W-band phase-noise measurements; frequency 94 GHz; millimeter-wave amplifiers; millimeter-wave high-power sources; millimeter-wave oscillators; power 100 W; rectangular waveguide six-port circuit model; six-port interferometric technique; Frequency conversion; interferometry; millimeter-wave mixers; phase noise; six-port (SP);
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9480
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2008.921750
Filename :
4505275
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