Random disturbances, such as thermal noise, that limit the weakest signal a circuit or link can handle. Described with the signal-to-noise ratio and the noise figure.
Area: Electronics
Covered in
- 5XTC0 Components in Wireless Technologies: Noise and LNA design
- 5ETC0 Communication 1: Signal-to-noise ratio
- 5ETB0 Communication Theory: Signal Energy Considerations, Orthogonal Signals
Related topics
Random Signals and Power Spectral Density · Detection and Matched Filters · Channel Capacity