REVIEW OF SOLID-STATE MASER AMPLIFIERS,

Abstract

Some of the more recent activities concerning solid-state maser amplifiers are reported. The most important characteristic of these amplifiers is their ability to amplify without introducing noise into the amplified output. The usual sources of vacuum tube noise are not present and noise from cavity thermal radiation can be minimized by operating at very low temperatures. Noise figures very near to the theoretical limit seem to be obtainable. Some of the equations governing the behavior of these devices are presented, as well as some of the experimental measurements of their amplification properties.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 1958
Accession Number
AD0607813

Entities

People

  • J. M. Andres

Organizations

  • TRW Inc.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplification
  • Amplifiers
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Equations
  • Low Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Radiation
  • Thermal Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.