MEAS403 - Basic RF and Microwave Noise Measurement

In this course the following will be covered:

• Definition of Noise Temperature
• Difference between Noise Temperature and Physical Temperature
• Definition of Excess Noise Ratio (ENR)
• Y-factor technique for noise measurement
• The use of adapters and attenuation in noise measurement
• The effect of reflections in noise measurement
• Putting it all together - an example system
• Definition of Noise Factor and Excess Noise Ratio
• Definition of Noise Figure
• The Noise Factor of Cascaded 2-ports
• Measurement of Noise Figure

The prerequisites for this course are completion of EE104 or prior understanding of basic RF and microwave measurements, and complex arithmetic, and MEAS101.

This course covers some of the ASQ CCT exam body of knowledge and is worth 0.2 Recertification Units (RU) towards ASQ CCT recertification.

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