D-band total power radiometer performance optimization in an SiGe HBT technology

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 60, Issue 3 PART 2, 2012, Pages 813-826

  Dacquay, E ^a   Tomkins, A ^b   Yau, K H K ^c   Laskin, E ^b   Chevalier, Pascal ^d   Chantre, A ^d   Sautreuil, B ^d   Voinigescu, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Peraso Technologies Inc   (Canada)

^c BROADCOM CORPORATION   (United States)

^d STMICROELECTRONICS   (France)

Author keywords

1 f noise corner; D band; detector; low noise amplifier (LNA); noise equivalent power (NEP); noise equivalent temperature difference (NETD); noise figure; passive imaging; radiometer; responsivity; SiGe HBT

Indexed keywords

1/F NOISE; D-BAND; NOISE EQUIVALENT POWER; NOISE EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE; PASSIVE IMAGING; RESPONSIVITY; SIGE HBTS;

BANDWIDTH; DETECTORS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; LOW NOISE AMPLIFIERS; NOISE FIGURE; OPTIMIZATION;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 84858159561     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2012.2184132     Document Type: Article

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