Noise Figure Characterization of a Subharmonic Graphene FET Mixer
Paper in proceeding, 2012

We report on the first room temperature noise figure measurement of a graphene FET subharmonic resistive mixer in the interval fRF = 2-5 GHz. Due to an 8 nm thin Al2O3 gate dielectric it can operate with a conversion loss in the range 20-22 dB at only 0 dBm of local oscillator power. The measurement yields a noise figure close to the conversion loss, thus determining the noise to be thermal in origin, which is promising for cryogenic applications. The general route to lower noise figure is an improvement of the conversion loss.

subharmonic resistive mixer

Graphene FETs

noise measurement

noise figure

Author

MICHAEL ANDERSSON

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory

Omid Habibpour

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory

Josip Vukusic

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory

Jan Stake

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Terahertz and Millimetre Wave Laboratory

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

0149645X (ISSN)

6259519
978-146731087-1 (ISBN)

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Infrastructure

Nanofabrication Laboratory

Subject Categories

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2012.6259519

ISBN

978-146731087-1

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Created

10/8/2017