Title : 
Noise Measurements and Noise Mechanisms in Microwave Mixer Diodes
         
        
            Author : 
Jelenski, A. ; Schneider, M.V. ; Cho, A.Y. ; Kollberg, E.R. ; Zirath, H.
         
        
        
            fDate : 
May 30 1984-June 1 1984
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Classic work on optimized heterodyne receivers has been concentrated on the network aspects of mixers with limited emphasis on device properties. We present an in depth analysis of the best possible mixer diode and of mechanisms limiting its performance.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Acoustical engineering; Current measurement; Current-voltage characteristics; Electrons; Fluctuations; Noise measurement; Schottky diodes; Semiconductor device noise; Temperature dependence; Thermal resistance;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1984 IEEE MTT-S International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Francisco, CA, USA
         
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MWSYM.1984.1131859