• DocumentCode
    2815592
  • Title

    Noise measurements beyond the standard thermal noise limit

  • Author

    Ivanov, Eugene N. ; Tobar, Michael E.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    19-21 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    79
  • Lastpage
    80
  • Abstract
    We demonstrated the possibility of "real time" noise measurements at microwave frequencies with spectral resolution ~ 8 dB below the standard thermal noise limit. This was achieved by combining the principles of microwave circuit interferometry with signal recycling and minimizing the influence of various technical noise sources on the measurement processes.
  • Keywords
    electric noise measurement; microwave measurement; radiowave interferometry; thermal noise; microwave circuit interferometry; microwave frequencies; real time noise measurements; signal recycling; spectral resolution; standard thermal noise limitation; technical noise sources; Circuit noise; Interferometry; Measurement standards; Microwave circuits; Microwave frequencies; Microwave measurements; Noise measurement; Recycling; Signal processing; Signal resolution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • ISSN
    1075-6787
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1794-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1075-6787
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FREQ.2008.4622960
  • Filename
    4622960