Present and Future Capabilities of Microwave Crystal Receivers
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IRE
- Vol. 46 (1) , 61-66
- https://doi.org/10.1109/JRPROC.1958.286711
Abstract
The lower limits of receiver noise are explained in terms of the fundamental physical constants of vacuum tubes and microwave crystal rectifiers. With negative-grid vacuum tubes, the receiver noise, expressed in absolute temperature units, can be about 30°K at 10 mc but increases to about 1000°K at 1000 mc. For crystal superheterodyne at all frequencies below 10,000 mc, the receiver noise can be down to 600°K, limited only by the crystal mixer. Above 10,000 mc the crystal rectifier parasitic elements-spreading resistance and barrier capacity-cause the receiver noise to increase rapidly to values of approximately 7000°K at 70,000 mc. For the future, high mobility semiconductors and new rectifier geometry promise substantial reduction of the parasitics. Also, a cooling mechanism promises limitless reduction in noise; a receiver noise of 150°K for all frequencies below 100,000 mc seems feasible.Keywords
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