4. A low-noise amplifier has a resistive source of 50 ohms and operates at standard temperature of 290 K. The amplifier has a noise temperature of 120 K and a noise-effective- bandwidth of 50 kHz. a) What is the noise power available from the source at the input of the amplifier. Give your results in dBm? b) How much noise power is added by the amplifier ? Give your results in dBm. c) If the amplifier has a gain of 15 dB, and a -120 dBm signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, what is the SNR in dB at the output of the amplifier? d) What is the overall noise figure in dB? e) How much signal power in dBm is available at the output of the amplifier?

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4. A low-noise amplifier has a resistive source of 50 ohms and operates at standard temperature of 290 K. The
amplifier has a noise temperature of 120 K and a noise-effective- bandwidth of 50 kHz.
a) What is the noise power available from the source at the input of the amplifier. Give your results in dBm?
b) How much noise power is added by the amplifier ? Give your results in dBm.
c) If the amplifier has a gain of 15 dB, and a -120 dBm signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, what is the SNR
in dB at the output of the amplifier?
d) What is the overall noise figure in dB?
e) How much signal power in dBm is available at the output of the amplifier?
Transcribed Image Text:4. A low-noise amplifier has a resistive source of 50 ohms and operates at standard temperature of 290 K. The amplifier has a noise temperature of 120 K and a noise-effective- bandwidth of 50 kHz. a) What is the noise power available from the source at the input of the amplifier. Give your results in dBm? b) How much noise power is added by the amplifier ? Give your results in dBm. c) If the amplifier has a gain of 15 dB, and a -120 dBm signal is applied to the input of the amplifier, what is the SNR in dB at the output of the amplifier? d) What is the overall noise figure in dB? e) How much signal power in dBm is available at the output of the amplifier?
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