A Novel Millimeter-Wave Solid State Cold Load

1 September 1985

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

p. 297-302
https://doi.org/10.1109/euma.1985.333496

Abstract

The theory and realization of a solid state cold load working at millimeter frequencies and at room temperature giving a stable noise temperature of approximately -50°C is presented. Measurements of the load were made in a temperature profiling radiometer in the frequency range 52.8-58.8 GHz.

Keywords

SOLID STATE CIRCUITS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE NOISE
TEMPERATURE
ACOUSTICAL ENGINEERING
SCHOTTKY DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES
CIRCUIT NOISE
FREQUENCY
RADIOMETRY
CALIBRATION

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