Noise model of a reverse-biased Cold-FET applied to the characterization of its ENR

This paper presents a broadband-noise circuit model for a cold-FET (Vds = 0 V) with a reverse-biased gate. The noise model includes two intrinsic uncorrelated noise-current sources whose spectral densities are determined from measurement of the device's S parameters and noise powers. The model...

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Autores: Maya Sánchez, Mª del Carmen, Lázaro Guillén, Antoni, Pradell i Cara, Lluís|||0000-0003-4026-226X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1105
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/1105
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Noise Measurement
Microwaves
on-wafer noise source
excess noise ratio
small signal equivalent circuit model
noise model
calibration
electric noise measurement
equivalent circuits
microwave field effect transistors
S-parameters
broadband-noise circuit model
reverse-biased cold-FET
noise-current sources
full receiver-noise calibration
noise powers
40 GHz
Soroll -- Mesurament
Microones
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Circuits de microones, radiofreqüència i ones mil·limètriques
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Sumario:This paper presents a broadband-noise circuit model for a cold-FET (Vds = 0 V) with a reverse-biased gate. The noise model includes two intrinsic uncorrelated noise-current sources whose spectral densities are determined from measurement of the device's S parameters and noise powers. The model is used to characterize the device's excess noise ratio (ENR) for application to full receiver-noise calibration. Experimental results up to 40 GHz are given.