Abstract:A microwave radiometer relies on the power linearity of its microwave receivers to accurately measure the temperature of remote microwave noise sources. This paper considers linearity issues in the design and characterization of such receivers. Analysis is presented relating the radiometer temperature interpolation error to a second order power nonlinearity coefficient for the receiver. Formulas are also developed specifying the temperature error in terms of individual receiver component parameters. It is show… Show more
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