The microwave radiometer as a simple sensitive propagation receiver

It is shown that for propagation experiments in which only the amplitude of the received signal is required, a suitably designed microwave radiometer provides a sensitivity essentially equal to that of the more complicated phase-locked receiver.

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Published in:Proceedings of the IEEE 1971-01, Vol.59 (8), p.1267-1269
Main Author: Penzias, A.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bandwidth
Detectors
Filters
Frequency
Low-frequency noise
Microwave propagation
Microwave radiometry
Noise generators
Noise level
Phase noise
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Summary:It is shown that for propagation experiments in which only the amplitude of the received signal is required, a suitably designed microwave radiometer provides a sensitivity essentially equal to that of the more complicated phase-locked receiver.
ISSN:0018-9219
1558-2256
DOI:10.1109/PROC.1971.8387