• DocumentCode
    2318487
  • Title

    Receiver noise calibration for a vector network analyzer

  • Author

    Otegi, N. ; Collantes, J.M. ; Sayed, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Electr. & Electron. Dept., Univ. of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    Nov. 30 2010-Dec. 3 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    A simple and accurate noise calibration technique for a vector network analyzer is presented. Enhanced and mathematically improved from authors´ previous work, it provides a simple analytical procedure for the obtaining of the receiver noise parameters and its gain-bandwidth product. Previous approximations in the gain-bandwidth product obtaining are avoided in this new approach. The procedure makes use of a standard SOLT S-parameter calibration kit as impedance generator. Measurement results in the 1-2 GHz range are given.
  • Keywords
    S-parameters; calibration; network analysers; receivers; S-parameter; SOLT; calibration; gain-bandwidth product; impedance generator; receiver noise parameters; vector network analyzer; cold-source; noise calibration; noise figure; noise parameters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Measurement Symposium (ARFTG), 2010 76th ARFTG
  • Conference_Location
    Clearwater Beach, FL
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7447-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ARFTG76.2010.5700057
  • Filename
    5700057