$C$-Band Noise-Parameter Measurement of Microwave Amplifiers Under Nonlinear Conditions

Autor: Cédric Chambon, Olivier Llopis, L. Escotte, Sébastien Gribaldo
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 55:795-800
ISSN: 0018-9480
Popis: A noise parameter measurement setup dedicated to microwave devices operating under large-signal conditions is presented in this paper. The method is based on the multiple impedance technique and the test set has been modified to include a pump generator. Appropriate low-pass filters are also present in order to avoid the saturation of the different measurement apparatus. The results obtained on two different amplifiers show a good accordance with experimental data extracted from residual phase noise measurements. This test set can thus be used to design low phase noise amplifiers
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