DocumentCode :
769029
Title :
Author :
Chambon, Cédric ; Escotte, Laurent ; Gribaldo, Sébastien ; Llopis, Olivier
Volume :
55
Issue :
4
fYear :
2007
fDate :
4/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
795
Lastpage :
800
Abstract :
A noise parameter measurement setup dedicated to microwave devices operating under large-signal conditions is presented in this paper. The method is based on the multiple impedance technique and the test set has been modified to include a pump generator. Appropriate low-pass filters are also present in order to avoid the saturation of the different measurement apparatus. The results obtained on two different amplifiers show a good accordance with experimental data extracted from residual phase noise measurements. This test set can thus be used to design low phase noise amplifiers
Keywords :
electric noise measurement; low-pass filters; microwave amplifiers; microwave measurement; phase noise; low phase noise amplifiers; low-pass filters; microwave amplifiers; multiple impedance technique; noise-parameter measurement; nonlinear devices; pump generator; residual phase noise measurements; Data mining; Impedance; Low pass filters; Microwave devices; Microwave filters; Microwave measurements; Noise measurement; Phase measurement; Phase noise; Testing; Noise parameter measurement; microwave amplifiers; nonlinear devices; phase noise measurement;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9480
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2007.893676
Filename :
4148098
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