EE 182 Assignment 1: (Power and Noise Calculations) EE 182 Assignment 1: (Power and Noise Calculations)

1. What is the S/N at the output of an amplifier whose NF = 1. What is the S/N at the output of an amplifier whose NF =
10 dB and the input S/N = 25 dB? 10 dB and the input S/N = 25 dB?

2. A network has a loss of 20 dB. What power ratio 2. A network has a loss of 20 dB. What power ratio
corresponds to this loss? corresponds to this loss?

3. The input current of a network is 190 uA and the output is 3. The input current of a network is 190 uA and the output is
1.3 uA. The loss in dB is _________. 1.3 uA. The loss in dB is _________.

4. What is the equivalent output of a circuit in dBm if it has an 4. What is the equivalent output of a circuit in dBm if it has an
output of 10 watts? output of 10 watts?

5. If four networks connected in series have gains of -0.5 dB, - 5. If four networks connected in series have gains of -0.5 dB, -
0.3 dB, -2 dB and 6.8 dB, the overall gain is 0.3 dB, -2 dB and 6.8 dB, the overall gain is

6. If you have available number of power amplifiers with a 6. If you have available number of power amplifiers with a
gain of 100 each, how many such amplifiers do you need to gain of 100 each, how many such amplifiers do you need to
cascade to give an overall gain of 60 dB? cascade to give an overall gain of 60 dB?

7. The input is 1 W and the network loss is 27 dB, the output 7. The input is 1 W and the network loss is 27 dB, the output
is _______. is _______.

8. A filter has a voltage gain of -12 dB. If the input voltage is 8. A filter has a voltage gain of -12 dB. If the input voltage is
48 volts, the output voltage is 48 volts, the output voltage is

9. An amplifier operating over a 4 MHz BW has a 100 ohm 9. An amplifier operating over a 4 MHz BW has a 100 ohm
input resistance and is operating at 300K. Determine the input resistance and is operating at 300K. Determine the
noise power generated. noise power generated.

10. An amplifier with an input resistance of 1000 Ω is 10. An amplifier with an input resistance of 1000 Ω is
operating over a 4 MHz bandwidth. Calculate the rms noise operating over a 4 MHz bandwidth. Calculate the rms noise
voltage if the amplifier is operating at 27 C. voltage if the amplifier is operating at 27 C.

11. Determine the noise current for a diode with a forward 11. Determine the noise current for a diode with a forward
bias of 3.5 mA over a 100 kHz BW. bias of 3.5 mA over a 100 kHz BW.

12. Determine the open circuit noise current in 1 Hz of 12. Determine the open circuit noise current in 1 Hz of
bandwidth at 290 K for a diode biased at 1mA. bandwidth at 290 K for a diode biased at 1mA.

13. Two resistors, 20 KΩ and 50 kΩ at ambient temperature. 13. Two resistors, 20 KΩ and 50 kΩ at ambient temperature.
Calculate, for a bandwidth equal to 100 kHz, the thermal Calculate, for a bandwidth equal to 100 kHz, the thermal
noise voltage for the two resistors connected in parallel. noise voltage for the two resistors connected in parallel.

14. Calculate the noise voltage at the input of a TV RF 14. Calculate the noise voltage at the input of a TV RF
amplifier using a device that has a 200-Ω equivalent noise amplifier using a device that has a 200-Ω equivalent noise
resistance and a 300-Ω input resistor. The bandwidth of the resistance and a 300-Ω input resistor. The bandwidth of the
amplifier is 6 MHz and the temperature is 17 C. amplifier is 6 MHz and the temperature is 17 C.

15. Given a 3 stage system with an input power Pin=-26 dBm 15. Given a 3 stage system with an input power Pin=-26 dBm
and the power gains of the 3 stages of Ap1=23 dB, Ap2=-3dB, and the power gains of the 3 stages of Ap1=23 dB, Ap2=-3dB,
Ap3=16dB, determine the output power Pout in dBm and Ap3=16dB, determine the output power Pout in dBm and
watts. watts.

16. Determine the overall noise factor and noise figure for 3 16. Determine the overall noise factor and noise figure for 3
cascades of amps with the ff parameters: cascades of amps with the ff parameters:
A1 = 10 dB A1 = 10 dB
A2 = 10 dB A2 = 10 dB
A3 = 20 dB A3 = 20 dB
NF1 = 3 dB NF1 = 3 dB
NF2 = 6 dB NF2 = 6 dB
NF3 = 10 dB NF3 = 10 dB