Noise figure is a critical performance parameter that defines radio receiver component performance. Accurate measurements of noise figure let you select components and optimize receive chain tradeoffs ...

Figure 1 and Figure 2 depict S11 ... Understanding the elements that contribute to NF measurement uncertainty is very important. As the noise-source uncertainty may be the biggest contributor ...

While the methodologies for measuring noise figure (NF) on these devices are the same as those for RF-to-RF devices, the implementations may appear to be somewhat different between bench and ATE ...

Noise figure measurements enable test engineers to determine potential degradation of signal-to-noise ratio from system components in applications including radar, wireless communications, and digital ...

The new differential noise figure option enhances the 2-port single-ended noise figure measurement capability of the VectorStar and allows the VNAs to measure 3- and 4-port devices in single-ended ...

When it comes to interpreting your sound exposure, the decibel figure on the “LAeq ... to help researchers improve their noise models, add your measurements to the Noise Across America ...

Anyone who can dredge the hazy recesses of their mind for barely-remembered electronics lectures will know that the overall noise figure of a system is dictated by that of its first component.

Figure 3: Phase noise prediction and measurement of a photonically generated 10 GHz signal. The measured sensitivity improvement over the long pulse limit for all measurements is shown in Fig.

MONTREAL, June 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Anritsu Company (IMS booth #807) introduces noise figure measurement capability for its VectorStar MS4640A and ME7838A Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs ...