Characteristics of Crystal-Video Receivers PDF
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SUMMARY
The operating characteristics of crystal-video receiving
systems with r-f preamplification are discussed, and equations
given for the maximum sensitivity (Smax). and for the gain
required in the preamplifier to realize Smax . Use of the
equations is demonstrated by means of specific examples.
An analysis of the behavior of this type of system is
presented in the Appendix, the derivation of the Smax equa~ion
being given there.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
1.0
Introduction
2.0
3.0
Effects of preamplification. .
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Conclusions . . .
Appendix:
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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INTRODUCTION
A .ery
simple receiver can be realized by preceding a simple crystalvideo .ystem with a traveling-wave tube operating as an amplifier in the radio-frequency range of interest. The general
arrangement of such receiving systems is illustrated in
Fig. 1.
R-f amplifier
Bandwidth = Br
Square-
lawbnddh
Video amplifier
andwidth
Noise figure = F
Data
on the threshold sensitivities nbtainable with practical microwave detectors is given in graphical form.
Seution 3 is devoted to nonsideration of the effect-,, of
various amounts of preamplification upon overall. system sensitivity.
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EFFECTS OF PREAMPLIFICATIoN
Maximum sensitivity
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aenettivity
of r-f amplifier noise at the output. This analysis is presented in the Appendix.
The maximum sensitivity is given by:
[Be'
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(3)
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sensitivity can be deduced from a plot of the type shown in
Fig. 3. With the sensitivity of the crystal-video portion of
the system known, the slop..ng line cor'esponding to small
amr- s of pream.plifier gain is established quantitatively.
The horizontal line, corresponding to maximum possible system
sensitivity, is found fron Eqs. (D% and (2) or (I) and (3).
The intersection of these two stra.ght lines gives the preamplifier gain required for the output naoise due to the preamplifier to equal that due to the Ctector. This conditlon
corresponds to an output signal/noise ratio which is 3 db
worse than tnat which will be obtained wrien there is sufficient
r-f gain to completely override crystal noise. Since the
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PFRAOTICAL EXAMPLES
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signal is yr.
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Assuming, for sake of simplicity, that the modulatcr
goes from a "full-on" (zero loss) to a "full-off" (infinite
loss) condition in a square-wave fashion at a fundamental
frequency fv' the maximum system sensitivity may be calculated
in much the same manner as was used in the preceding example.
On the basis of a 1 Ice video bandwidth, the crystal-video
sensitivity for a "typical detector" is found from Fig. 2 to
be -63 dbm.
found to be 37 db.
There are two points regarding the performince of such a
device which should be discussed.
a modulator is needed at all:
CONCLUSIONS
If it can be assumed that sufficient r-f selectivity is
10
APPEINDIX:
In order to simplify the calculation of system performance, an idealized noise spectrum will be assumed at the input
to the detector.
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of maximum system sensitivity).
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