We used a spatially broadband optical parametric amplifier for image amplification. In the phasesensitive configuration of the amplifier, we observed noiseless amplification of input images. For a gain of 2.5, we measured noise-figure values of (0.2 6 0.6) and (0.4 6 0.5) dB, respectively, for two amplifiers of different lengths. These experimental values agree with theory (for an ideal noisele...

The effect of gate – drain/source underlap (Lun) on a narrow band LNA performance has been studied, in 30 nm FinFET using device and mixed mode simulations. Studies are sssssdone by maintaining and not maintaining the leakage current (Ioff) and threshold voltage (Vth) of the various devices. LNA circuit with two transistors in a cascode arrangement is constructed and the input impedance, gain a...

This article presents a low-power fully-differential 3.5GHz wideband complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) lownoise amplifier (LNA) based on the LC-ladder match network approach. To have low power consumption and high power gain, two commonsource stages are cascaded for reusing the bias current. To have wideband low noise figure, the gate width of the input transistor is determined fro...

A 2.4-6 GHz broadband CMOS differential LNA for WLAN and UWB receiver is presented. The LNA is fabricated with the 0.18 μm 1P6M standard CMOS process. Measurement of the chip is performed on a FR-4 PCB test fixture. In the UWB low-band (3 to 5.15GHz), the broadband LNA exhibit a gain of 17.5-18.2 dB, noise figure of 3.4-5dB, input/output return loss better than 10 dB, and input P1dB of –17 dBm,...

The coherent radiation emitted by a laser has a noise spectral density P equal to the time-averaged photocurrent Ī. This noise is called photon shot noise, by analogy with electronic shot noise in vacuum tubes. If the radiation is passed through an amplifying medium, P increases more than Ī because of the excess noise due to spontaneous emission [1]. For an ideal linear amplifier, the (squared)...

In the design of a low noise amplifier,LNA, or mixer driver stage there exists an optimal source source impedance to provide the maximum power transfer into the transistor and thus the maximum gain. There also exists an optimal source impedance, Znopt, to provide the minimum noise figure for the circuit. At the maximum power source impedance, Zpopt, the input is matched to the source impedance ...

White noise techniques have been used widely to investigate sensory systems in both vertebrates and invertebrates. White noise stimuli are powerful in their ability to rapidly generate data that help the experimenter decipher the spatio-temporal dynamics of neural and behavioral responses. One type of white noise stimuli, maximal length shift register sequences (m-sequences), have recently beco...

The paper presents an improved gain flattening and noise figure analysis in the C-band regime using an equalization filter of a dual stage single mode polarization maintaining bowtie erbium doped fiber amplifier. The configuration uses two in-line 980nm laser pumps. The gain and noise figure variation with fiber length, pump power and temperature of the system for C-band communication have been...

This brief presents the design of an improved linear Gilbert mixer with high conversion gain and low noise figure by using multiple gated transistor (MGTR) and switched biasing technique. This mixer operates at a radio frequency (RF) of 2.4GHz with a local oscillator (LO) power of 5dBm in UMC 180nm process. The MGTR method is used to increase the linearity of the proposed mixer by the parallel ...