Title :
Noise figure test-set for simultaneous measurements of gain and noise figure of microwave devices
Author :
Paola, Alessandra Di ; Sannino, Mario
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica, Palermo Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A simple method to characterize in term of noise figure and available gain both matched and mismatched devices is down. Comparison with conventional method is reported to show the validity of the method proposed that provides an effective way of employing commercial noise figure meters
Keywords :
electric noise measurement; gain measurement; microwave devices; microwave measurement; gain; matched device; meter; microwave device; mismatched device; noise figure; simultaneous measurement; test-set; Acoustic reflection; Circuit testing; Gain measurement; Microwave devices; Microwave measurements; Microwave transistors; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Power measurement; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1996. MELECON '96., 8th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Bari
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3109-5
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1996.551201
