Title :
A Thermal Noise Measurement System for Noise Temperature Standards in
-Band
Author :
Tae-Weon Kang ; Jeong-Hwan Kim ; No-Weon Kang ; Jin-Seob Kang
Author_Institution :
Center for Electromagn. Wave, Korea Res. Inst. of Stand. & Sci., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
A W-band waveguide noise measurement system has been developed for noise temperature (NT) standards. The system consists of two standard noise sources and a waveguide radiometer. A horn-type cryogenic noise source operating at the liquid nitrogen temperature and an ambient temperature termination have been employed as standard noise sources. To measure noise power radiated from the noise sources including a device under test, a total-power waveguide radiometer has been constructed and its performance has been evaluated. Measured NT of a commercial waveguide noise source is presented with the measurement uncertainty of 0.10-0.13 dB (k=2) in W-band.
Keywords :
cryogenics; measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; noise measurement; radiometers; temperature measurement; thermal noise; W-band waveguide thermal noise measurement system; ambient temperature termination; commercial waveguide noise source; device under test; horn type cryogenic noise source; liquid nitrogen temperature; measurement uncertainty; noise temperature standard; standard noise source; total power waveguide radiometer; Noise; Noise measurement; Radiometers; Standards; Switches; Temperature measurement; Uncertainty; Measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; noise; noise measurement; thermal noise; thermal noise.;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2015.2398957