Understanding Spectrum Analyzers – Noise Figure

This video provides a brief technical introduction to noise figure measurements using a spectrum analyzer and the Y-factor method.

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Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:13 About signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
01:05 Ideal device
01:43 Real device
02:28 Defining noise figure
03:09 About noise figure (NF)
04:06 Measuring noise figure
05:15 The Y factor method
06:04 Two steps in the Y factor method
06:46 Details of the Y factor method
08:03 Additional NF measurement topics
08:29 About noise sources and ENR
09:56 About preamplifiers and NF measurements
10:54 About noise figure measurement uncertainty
11:58 About cascaded noise figure
13:28 Summary