• DocumentCode
    3486042
  • Title

    Determining noise temperature of a noise source using calibrated noise sources and an RF attenuator

  • Author

    Kang, Tae-Weon ; Kim, Jeong-Jwan ; Lee, Joo-Gwang ; Park, Jeonh-Il ; Kim, Dae-Chan

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Electromagn., Korea Res. Inst. of Stand. & Sci. (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    13-18 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    745
  • Lastpage
    746
  • Abstract
    A calibration system for noise sources is implemented in the frequency range of 18 GHz to 26.5 GHz. For the Y-factor method, a diode noise source and one with an RF attenuator are used as standard noise sources. Measured results and evaluated uncertainty are presented.
  • Keywords
    attenuators; calibration; measurement uncertainty; noise measurement; temperature measurement; RF attenuator; Y-factor method; calibration system; diode noise source; measurement uncertainty; noise temperature measurement; Attenuators; Electromagnetic measurements; Radio frequency; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Daejeon
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6795-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2010.5544775
  • Filename
    5544775