DocumentCode
420085
Title
Cryogenic 2-4 GHz ultra low noise amplifier
Author
Mellberg, Anders ; Wadefalk, Niklas ; Angelov, Iltcho ; Choumas, E. ; Kollberg, Erik ; Rorsman, Niklas ; Starski, Piotr ; Stenarson, Jorgen ; Zirath, Herbert
Author_Institution
Dept. of Microtechnology & Nanoscience, Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
6-11 June 2004
Firstpage
161
Abstract
This paper describes two-stage InP-based cryogenic broadband amplifier with very low noise for the frequency band 1.5-4.5 GHz. For a band of 2-4 GHz at 15 K the measured gain is 30.0±2 dB and a noise temperature below 5 K. The total DC power consumption of the amplifier is 6.8 mW.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; high electron mobility transistors; indium compounds; microwave amplifiers; semiconductor device models; thermal noise; 1.5 to 4.5 GHz; 15 K; 2 to 4 GHz; 6.8 mW; DC power consumption; HEMT; InP; cryogenic broadband amplifier; cryogenic low noise amplifier; noise temperature; Broadband amplifiers; Cryogenics; Energy consumption; Frequency; Gain measurement; Low-noise amplifiers; Noise measurement; Power amplifiers; Power measurement; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2004 IEEE MTT-S International
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8331-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.2004.1335830
Filename
1335830
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