• DocumentCode
    2281688
  • Title

    Noise-parameter measurement with automated variable terminations

  • Author

    Gu, Dazhen ; Walker, David K. ; Randa, James

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2008
  • Firstpage
    706
  • Lastpage
    707
  • Abstract
    NIST has upgraded its measurement capability of noise parameters on low-noise amplifiers with a variable termination unit in the 1 to 12.4 GHz range. Such a unit allows improved time efficiency in the noise-temperature measurements used to de-embed noise parameters of amplifiers. We present measured results for noise parameters of a low noise amplifier in the frequency range of 8 to 12 GHz.
  • Keywords
    low noise amplifiers; temperature measurement; frequency 1 GHz to 12.4 GHz; low-noise amplifiers; noise-parameter measurement; noise-temperature measurements; variable termination unit; Attenuators; Connectors; Diodes; Low-noise amplifiers; NIST; Noise measurement; Packaging; Radiometry; Switches; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2008. CPEM 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Broomfield, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2399-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2400-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574975
  • Filename
    4574975