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Measurement of Noise Parameters Using 6-Port Network (Invited Paper)

6-포트 회로망을 이용한 잡음 파라미터 측정

  • Received : 2015.01.12
  • Accepted : 2015.02.04
  • Published : 2015.02.27
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Abstract

The information about noise parameters is essential in the design of low noise amplifier. In the past, the noise parameters were measured using an impedance tuner and noise figure analyzer. Recently, the authors proposed the method of measuring the noise parameters using the 8-port network without the aid of the mechanically driven impedance tuner. However, the 8-port method still requires the noise source and causes the complexity in the measurements. In this paper, a novel measurement method of the noise parameters without the noise source using 6-port network is proposed. Based on the proposed 6-port method, the noise parameters of 10 dB attenuator whose noise parameters can be theoretically determined were measured and the measured noise parameters are compared with those measured using the previous 8-port network method. As a result, the accuracy of the measured noise parameters using 6-port network is found to be comparable to the previous 8-port network method.

잡음 파라미터에 대한 정보는 저잡음 증폭기 설계에 있어 필수 불가결한 요소이다. 과거 잡음 파라미터는 임피던스 튜너와 잡음지수 측정기(Noise Figure Analyzer: NFA)를 사용 측정되어 왔다. 최근 저자들은 잡음 파라미터는 기계적으로 구동되는 임피던스 튜너 없이 8-포트 회로망 방법을 이용하여 측정될 수 있음을 보였다. 그러나 8-포트 회로망을 이용한 측정방법은 여전히 잡음원(noise source)을 이용하고, 측정의 복잡도를 증가시키는 면이 있다. 본 논문에서는 잡음원을 이용하지 않고, 잡음 파라미터를 측정할 수 있는 새로운 6-포트 회로망 방법을 제안한다. 6-포트 회로망 방법에 의해 이론적으로 알려진 잡음 파라미터를 갖고 있는 10-dB 감쇠기에 대해 측정하였으며, 측정된 잡음 파라미터 결과는 기존 8-포트 회로망 방법과 비교하였으며, 비교결과 8-포트 회로망 방법과 유사한 정확도를 갖는 것을 보였다.

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