Title :
SSB Noise Figure Measurements of Frequency Translating Devices
Author :
Otegi, N. ; Garmendia, N. ; Collantes, J.M. ; Sayed, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electricity & Electron., Basque Country Univ., Bilbao
Abstract :
A complete procedure and formulation for single-side-band (SSB) noise figure characterization of frequency converters are proposed in this paper. The procedure takes into account systematic errors due to mismatch and includes receiver noise calibration. Measurements of three devices with different conversion gain, noise and match characteristics are given. Comparisons of the proposed methodology with several other approximations of the SSB noise figure calculation are also provided
Keywords :
calibration; frequency convertors; radio receivers; SSB noise figure measurements; frequency converters; frequency translating devices; mismatch correction; mixer characterization; receiver noise calibration; systematic errors; Amplitude modulation; Energy conversion; Filters; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Image converters; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Signal to noise ratio; Temperature; mixer characterization; noise figure; noise measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9541-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249822
