Cold-source measurements for noise figure calculation in spectrum analyzers

Author

Otegi, N. ; Collantes, J.M. ; Sayed, M.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Dept., Univ. of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain

fYear

2006

fDate

16-16 June 2006

Firstpage

223

Lastpage

228

Abstract

A detailed analysis of the suitability of cold source based noise figure measurements in a spectrum analyzer is given in this paper. This technique presents some advantages in comparison to classical Y-factor techniques when dealing with problems related to device input match. A fully corrected noise figure calculation procedure, complemented with vector corrections and receiver noise calibration, is analyzed. For that, a noise calibration of the spectrum analyzer receiver, based upon analytical calculation, is given.

Keywords

calibration; measurement errors; microwave measurement; spectral analysers; classical Y-factor technique comparison; cold source based noise figure measurement; microwave instrumentation; noise figure calculation procedure; receiver noise calibration; spectrum analyzer; systematic errors; vector-corrected cold-source methodology; Acoustic reflection; Calibration; Electric variables measurement; Error correction; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Performance evaluation; Power measurement; Spectral analysis; Temperature; cold-source; noise figure; noise measurements; receiver noise calibration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ARFTG Conference, 2006 67th

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

978-0-7803-9529-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ARFTG.2006.4734387

Filename

4734387