• DocumentCode
    1228343
  • Title

    A method for evaluating the noise temperature of microwave thermal noise sources by introducing an auxiliary transmission line

  • Author

    Kato, Yoshihiko ; Komiyama, Koji ; Yokoshima, Ichiro

  • Author_Institution
    Electrotech. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    1/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    145
  • Lastpage
    147
  • Abstract
    A method is proposed to evaluate the noise temperature of a microwave thermal noise source. The noise temperature correction factor due to the transmission line between the termination and the output is expressed in terms of directly measurable parameters. The correction factor is determined by introducing an auxiliary transmission line composed to two lines connected back-to-back, each of which is identical to that of the unknown source
  • Keywords
    electric noise measurement; measurement errors; measurement theory; microwave devices; noise generators; thermal noise; auxiliary transmission line; correction factor; measurement errors; microwave thermal noise sources; noise temperature; Loss measurement; Microwave theory and techniques; Noise generators; Noise measurement; Power transmission lines; Propagation losses; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Thermal resistance; Transmission line measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.3494
  • Filename
    3494