DocumentCode
2475327
Title
Broadband noise parameter and S-parameter measurement technique
Author
Schmatz, M.L. ; Baechtold, W.
Author_Institution
Lab. for EM Fields & Microwave Electron., Eidgenossische Tech. Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland
Volume
3
fYear
1997
fDate
8-13 June 1997
Firstpage
1443
Abstract
An accurate noise parameter measurement technique is presented that uses an amplifier/attenuator noise source, a multi-octave tuner and a directional coupler for noise injection at all tuner states. The presented concept allows measurements with more than 30 different ENR steps and the ability to calibrate the ENR during system calibration. A system that demonstrates the concept was built for the frequency range from 0.5-6.0 GHz.
Keywords
S-parameters; calibration; electric noise measurement; microwave measurement; 0.5 to 6.0 GHz; ENR; S-parameter; amplifier/attenuator noise source; broadband measurement; calibration; directional coupler; multi-octave tuner; noise injection; noise parameter; Broadband amplifiers; Directional couplers; Impedance; Measurement techniques; Noise figure; Noise generators; Noise measurement; Scattering parameters; Temperature; Tuners;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Denver, CO, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3814-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.596601
Filename
596601
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