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    Poster
    Author(s)
    Display Name
    Peter Toth
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Technische Universität Braunschweig
    Display Name
    Marco Tiesing
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
    Display Name
    Lukas Naumann
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
    Display Name
    Andreas Fröhlich
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
    Display Name
    Thomas Wirths
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
    Display Name
    Peter Knott
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
    Abstract

    Noise-sensitive applications require a high signal-to-noise ratio to achieve the needed sensitivity. Cryogenic cooling of these electronics is a suitable approach. This work presents the design and implementation of a preamplifier for highly accurate noise figure measurements of cryogenically cooled low-noise amplifiers in the single-digit noise temperature range. The proposed device is a 43GHz wideband, temperature-controlled amplification system with a programmable gain of up to 60dB. A complex three-path configurable circuit topology provides flexible high gain amplification over a broad bandwidth from 1GHz to 44GHz. This work demonstrates the functionality and usability by a proof of concept measurement.