Title :
A Shifted Reference Receiver for the Measurement of Phase Noise in Microwave Amplifiers
Author :
Bernier, Laurent-Guy ; Gardiol, Fred E.
Abstract :
The present work is devoted to the characterization and measurement of the phase instabilities produced by microwave amplifiers. We describe a special receiver designed for phase noise measurements at low Fourier frequencies. i.e. very close to the carrier in the spectral domain. Phase noise measurements of a microwave amplifier are presented and the noise floor of the receiver is shown and discussed.
Keywords :
Additive noise; Amplitude modulation; Frequency measurement; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave measurements; Navigation; Noise measurement; Oscillators; Phase measurement; Phase noise;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1985. 15th European
Conference_Location :
Paris, France
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1985.333525
