DocumentCode
2717543
Title
SSB Noise Figure Measurements of Frequency Translating Devices
Author
Otegi, N. ; Garmendia, N. ; Collantes, J.M. ; Sayed, M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electricity & Electron., Basque Country Univ., Bilbao
fYear
2006
fDate
11-16 June 2006
Firstpage
1975
Lastpage
1978
Abstract
A complete procedure and formulation for single-side-band (SSB) noise figure characterization of frequency converters are proposed in this paper. The procedure takes into account systematic errors due to mismatch and includes receiver noise calibration. Measurements of three devices with different conversion gain, noise and match characteristics are given. Comparisons of the proposed methodology with several other approximations of the SSB noise figure calculation are also provided
Keywords
calibration; frequency convertors; radio receivers; SSB noise figure measurements; frequency converters; frequency translating devices; mismatch correction; mixer characterization; receiver noise calibration; systematic errors; Amplitude modulation; Energy conversion; Filters; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Image converters; Noise figure; Noise measurement; Signal to noise ratio; Temperature; mixer characterization; noise figure; noise measurements;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2006. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9541-7
Electronic_ISBN
0149-645X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249822
Filename
4015347
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