The variable-capacitance parametric amplifier
- 1 April 1959
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IRE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Vol. 6 (2) , 216-224
- https://doi.org/10.1109/t-ed.1959.14473
Abstract
The physical principles involved in the operation of the major types of variable-capacitance parametric amplifiers are reviewed and a qualitative explanation is given of the variable-capacitance effect in semiconductor diodes. The utilization of these principles and also of these diodes in a number of experimental, low-noise amplifiers is described. A comparison is given of the best noise performance obtained to date with experimental vacuum-tube amplifiers with that of parametric amplifiers. This paper is directed primarily at nonspecialists who wish to acquire some familiarity with a new and fast-moving field.Keywords
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