Noise conversion of Schottky diodes in mm-wave detectors under different nonlinear regimes: modeling and simulation versus measurement

This paper presents and discusses several methods for predicting the low-frequency (LF) noise at the output of a mm-wave detector. These methods are based on the extraction of LF noise source parameters from the single diode under a specific set of bias conditions and the transfer or conversion of t...

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Autores: Gutiérrez Asueta, Jéssica, Zeljami, Kaoutar, Villa Benito, Enrique, Aja Abelán, Beatriz|||0000-0002-4229-2334, Fuente Rodríguez, Luisa María de la|||0000-0003-1403-1660, Sancho Lucio, Sergio Miguel|||0000-0003-3343-1053, Pascual Gutiérrez, Juan Pablo|||0000-0003-2123-0502
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/10028
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/10028
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Schottky diodes
Nonlinear circuits
1/f noise
Shot noise
Detectors
Conversion matrix
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Sumario:This paper presents and discusses several methods for predicting the low-frequency (LF) noise at the output of a mm-wave detector. These methods are based on the extraction of LF noise source parameters from the single diode under a specific set of bias conditions and the transfer or conversion of these noise sources, under different operating conditions including cyclostationary regime, to the quasi-dc output of a mm-wave detector constructed with the same model of diode. The noise analysis is based on a conversion-matrix type formulation, which relates the carrier noisy sidebands of the input signal with the detector output spectrum through a pair of transfer functions obtained in commercial software. Measurements of detectors in individual and differential setups will be presented and compared with predictions.