Parametric Amplifiers

Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Background Noise....Pages 3-50 Front Matter....Pages 51-51 Classification of Parametric Amplifiers and Converters....Pages 53-69 Small-Signal Analysis....Pages 70-82 Three-Frequency Non-Inverting Converters....Pages 83-100 The Three-Frequency Inverting Converter and Reflection Amplifier....Pages 101-142 Four-Frequency Converters and Amplifiers....Pages 143-156 Degenerate Amplifiers....Pages 157-193 Pumping of Parametric Diodes for Microwave Frequencies....Pages 194-245 Measurement of Parametric Amplifiers....Pages 246-275 Measurement of the Noise Temperature of an Amplifier....Pages 276-296 Technical Aspects....Pages 297-308 Front Matter....Pages 309-309 Parametric Amplification of Low-Frequency Signals....Pages 311-341 Decoupling and Methods of Adjustment....Pages 342-386 The Pumping of Parametric Diodes for Low Frequencies....Pages 387-428 Measurement of the Parameters of the Varactor....Pages 429-437 Back Matter....Pages 439-442