A low-noise cryogenically-cooled 8-12 GHz HEMT amplifier for future space applications

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-99

  Boutez, Corinne ^a   Crozat, Paul ^b   Danelon, Valérie ^b   Chaubet, Michel ^c   Febvre, Pascal ^a   Beaudin, Gérard ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Amplifier; Cryogenic; HEMT; Low noise; Transistor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CRYOGENICS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL NOISE;

LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER (LNA);

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0030834925     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02677898     Document Type: Article

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