Cryogenic hybrid coupler for ultra-low-noise radio astronomy balanced amplifiers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3239-3245

  Malo Gómez, Inmaculada ^a   Gallego Puyol, Juan Daniel ^a   Diez González, Carmen ^a   López Fernández, Isaac ^a   Briso Rodríguez, César ^b  

^a Centro Astronomico de Yebes   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balanced amplifier; Cryogenic receivers; Hybrid coupler; Low noise; Noise waves; Radio astronomy

Indexed keywords

BALANCED AMPLIFIER; BALANCED AMPLIFIERS; HYBRID COUPLER; LOW NOISE; NOISE WAVES;

ASTROPHYSICS; CRYOGENICS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; HETERODYNING; RADAR ASTRONOMY; RADIO ASTRONOMY; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 73049116127     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2009.2033874     Document Type: Article

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