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A low-conversion-loss ring-hybrid mixer using TS-CMRC circuitry

✍ Scribed by L. Chiu; T. Y. Yum; Q. Xue; C. H. Chan


Book ID
102520777
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2004
Tongue
English
Weight
100 KB
Volume
41
Category
Article
ISSN
0895-2477

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

This paper presents a new fundamental single‐balanced ring mixer incorporating T‐shaped compact microstrip resonant cells (TS‐CMRCs). The measured minimum single side‐band (SSB) down‐conversion loss of 3.3 dB is achieved for a 10.4‐GHz RF signal and is better than 6 dB from 9.6–11.5 GHz with a 0.1‐GHz IF. In addition, our working prototype demonstrates an excellent linearity response, in which the third‐order intercept point (IP3) is 17 dBm with a spurious free‐dynamic range of more than 55 dB. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 41: 206–209, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20095