Title :
A 183 GHz low noise amplifier module with 5.5 dB noise figure for the conical-scanning microwave imager sounder (CMIS) program
Author :
Raja, R. ; Nishimoto, M. ; Osgood, B. ; Barsky, M. ; Sholley, M. ; Quon, R. ; Barber, G. ; Liu, P. ; Lai, R. ; Hinte, F. ; Haviland, G. ; Vacek, B.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Electron. & Technol., TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present the development of a low noise amplifier (LNA) module which demonstrates gain >24 dB and noise figure (NF)<5.5 dB at 183 GHz. Our previous results reported NF<8.3 dB [1], This improvement was achieved by inserting a single-ended microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) LNA utilizing TRW´s 0.08 /spl mu/m gate InP MMIC technology. This paper discusses the development of the new MMIC LNA, reviews the previous results and presents the new data that was obtained,.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MMIC amplifiers; indium compounds; integrated circuit noise; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave imaging; radiometers; 0.08 micron; 183 GHz; 5.5 dB; InP; MMIC technology; conical-scanning microwave imager sounder; low noise amplifier module; noise figure; single-ended microwave monolithic integrated circuit; Acoustic noise; Electromagnetic heating; Frequency; Gain; Indium phosphide; Low-noise amplifiers; MMICs; Microwave amplifiers; Noise figure; Noise measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6538-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967292
