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Noise parameter test method and apparatus

US4998071A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 1988
Grant dateMar 5, 1991
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2008

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R29/26
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and apparatus for simultaneously measuring noise power of a two-port device under test (DUT) using a one-port tuner, a low-noise amplifier, a power divider with a plurality of outputs, and a plurality of noise meters. The noise meters are configured to measure available noise power in different frequency ranges which are closely spaced around a selected central frequency, thereby yielding the noise parameters of the DUT at the central frequency.

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