Title :
New Method for Noise-Parameter Measurement of a Mismatched Linear Two-Port Using Noise Power Wave Formalism
Author :
Pasquet, Daniel ; Bourdel, Emmanuelle ; Quintanel, Sebastien ; Ravalet, Tony ; Houssin, Pierre
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Super. de l ´´Electron. et de ses Applic., Cergy
fDate :
9/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The noise power wave formalism is used to extract the noise parameters from the noise power measurement. A first step consists of calibrating the measurement setup. We only assume that the receiver is unidirectional. The noise parameters are then deduced from power measurements with analytical relations with no further assumptions.
Keywords :
calibration; electric noise measurement; two-port networks; calibration; mismatched linear two-port; noise parameter measurement; noise power wave formalism; scattering correlation matrix; unidirectional receiver; Noise figure; noise measurement; noise meter calibration; noise parameters; two-port characterization;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2008.2002235
