• DocumentCode
    929808
  • Title

    Some Pitfalls in Millimeter-Wave Noise Measurements Utilizing a Cross-Correlation Receiver

  • Author

    Sutherland, A.D. ; van der Ziel, A.

  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1982
  • fDate
    5/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    715
  • Lastpage
    718
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the use of a hybrid junction as the power splitter in a cross-correlation receiver for millimeter-wave (94-GHz) noise measurements at low temperature (2 K) introduces an unwanted source of noise which defeats the purpose of the measurements. The same is the case when isolators are introduced to prevent cross-coupling of the noise from the two receiver channels.
  • Keywords
    Circulators; Flow graphs; Hybrid junctions; Instruments; Isolators; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Noise measurement; Power measurement; Temperature measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1982.1131126
  • Filename
    1131126