Array noise matching- Generalization, proof and analogy to power matching

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 452-459

  Findeklee, Christian ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplifier noise; antenna array mutual coupling; impedance matching; multiport circuits; nonreciprocal circuits; signal to noise ratio (SNR)

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIER NOISE; ANTENNA ARRAY MUTUAL COUPLING; IMPEDANCE MATCHING; MULTIPORT CIRCUITS; NONRECIPROCAL; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO (SNR);

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 79551623347     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2010.2096183     Document Type: Article

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