DocumentCode
1200241
Title
Broad-Band Discriminators for ATE Measurement of Sideband Noise
Author
Richter, Edwin W.
Volume
27
Issue
2
fYear
1978
fDate
6/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
160
Lastpage
165
Abstract
Techniques for measurement of carrier noise sidebands are analyzed relative to their applicability to automated test equipment. Resonant cavity discriminators are shown to be useful for narrow-band high sensitivity requirements at microwave frequencies. Interferometer discriminators cover the 10 MHz to 18 GHz spectrum with only four bridges. Two transmission lines provide -120 dBc/Hz sensitivity. If four lines are used the sensitivity is -130 dBc/Hz. Techniques for further improvement are also described.
Keywords
Bridge circuits; Doppler radar; Frequency; Measurement techniques; Narrowband; Noise measurement; Power transmission lines; Resonance; Test equipment; Transmission line measurements;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9456
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIM.1978.4314649
Filename
4314649
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