Title :
The Gain and Noise Performance of Lossy Distributed Amplifiers using MESFETs
Author :
Nazoa-Ruiz, N. ; Aitchison, C.S.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electronics, Chelsea College, University of London Pulton Place, London SW6 5PR, U.K.
Abstract :
Theoretical gain and noise behaviour of the general case lossy distributed amplifier are presented. The effects of the number of MESFETs used and critical MESFET parameters are highlighted.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Circuit noise; Distributed amplifiers; Distributed computing; Equivalent circuits; Frequency; MESFETs; Mathematics; Performance gain; Performance loss;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1984. 14th European
Conference_Location :
Liege, Belgium
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1984.333444