Ill conditioning loci in noise parameter determination

An analysis of the problem of noise parameter determination is carried out. It is found that the mathematical problem is ill-posed if all the source reflection coefficients (Γs) used in the measurements fall onto a line, circle or are of a circle in the Smith chart. This is used to expand on existin...

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Authors: O'Callaghan Castellà, Juan Manuel|||0000-0002-2740-0202, Alegret, A., Pradell i Cara, Lluís|||0000-0003-4026-226X, Corbella Sanahuja, Ignasi|||0000-0001-5598-7955
Format: article
Publication Date:1996
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/987
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/987
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Microwave circuits
Electric networks, Two-port
circuit noise
microwave circuits
two-port networks
Circuits de microones
Circuits elèctrics lineals
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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Summary:An analysis of the problem of noise parameter determination is carried out. It is found that the mathematical problem is ill-posed if all the source reflection coefficients (Γs) used in the measurements fall onto a line, circle or are of a circle in the Smith chart. This is used to expand on existing criteria for selecting Γ s and to rule out sources of accuracy degradation