In this second video in our series on RF amplifier additive phase noise, Mini-Circuits VP of engineering, Joe Merenda takes a deeper dive into cascaded amplifiers in LO chains. The discussion explores how to configure lineups of 2 amplifiers in series, and 4 amplifiers in parallel to achieve optimum additive phase noise performance. Testing phase noise in cascade vs. parallel setups, observing noise performance across amplifiers, and characterizing behavior in high-frequency environments are discussed in turn.
You must be logged in to post a comment.