• DocumentCode
    983490
  • Title

    A Noise Investigation of Tunnel-Diode Microwave Amplifiers

  • Author

    Yariv, A. ; Cook, J.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Murray Hill, N.J.
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1961
  • fDate
    4/1/1961 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    739
  • Lastpage
    743
  • Abstract
    An analysis and derivation of the noise figure of a tunnel-diode microwave amplifier are presented. The agreement between the measured noise figure and the theoretical results is an indirect check on the existence of full shot noise in germanium tunnel diodes at microwave frequencies. The limiting noise temperature of the amplifier is eI0R/2k, and can be approached by using diodes with small (RC) products in which the extreme overcoupling (load mismatch) and high gain can be achieved simultaneously.
  • Keywords
    Circuit noise; Equivalent circuits; Frequency measurement; Germanium; Light emitting diodes; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave measurements; Noise figure; Noise generators; Noise measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1961.287844
  • Filename
    4066400
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=983490