• DocumentCode
    1473444
  • Title

    The effect of the upper sideband on the performance of a parametric amplifier

  • Author

    Hughes, K.L. ; Pearson, J.D.

  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1966
  • fDate
    12/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    337
  • Lastpage
    340
  • Abstract
    The equations which represent the effect of the upper sideband in a conventional parametric amplifier are derived in detail. It is then shown that the effect of the upper sideband is to present a positive conductance to the signal circuit and partly to nullify the negative resistance associated with the idler circuit. The noise figure expression is derived and shows that noise is introduced into the amplifier at the upper sideband and is converted to signal circuit, degrading the noise figure of the amplifier.
  • Keywords
    parametric amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Radio and Electronic Engineer
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0033-7722
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ree.1966.0093
  • Filename
    5266909