A hybrid broadband microwave triple balanced mixer based on silicon crossed quad diodes

Hrobak M, Stein W, Sterns M, Schramm M, Schmidt LP (2012)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2012

Event location: Amsterdam

ISBN: 978-1-4673-2215-7

Abstract

Triple balanced mixers (TBM) are ideally suited for use in heterodyne transceivers with great signal bandwidths. The design and construction of a hybrid broadband TBM based on commercial silicon crossed quad diodes is presented. Broadband planar baluns and the use of balanced edge and broadside coupled striplines allow for covering an RF / LO frequency range of 1 GHz to 35 GHz and at least 10 GHz IF bandwidth, if we claim for up- and downconversion loss values below 15 dB. This is achieved with local oscillator power levels P_LO ∈ [10,14] dBm and an input 1 dB compression point of 6 dBm. The paper includes spectral measurement data which are in reasonable agreement with the simulation results that are based on a co-simulation procedure between 3D electromagnetic field (EM) simulations and nonlinear harmonic balance circuit simulations.

Authors with CRIS profile

Wadim Stein Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik Lorenz-Peter Schmidt Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik

How to cite

APA:

Hrobak, M., Stein, W., Sterns, M., Schramm, M., & Schmidt, L.-P. (2012). A hybrid broadband microwave triple balanced mixer based on silicon crossed quad diodes. In Proceedings of the 42th European Microwave Week. Amsterdam, NL.

MLA:

Hrobak, M., et al. "A hybrid broadband microwave triple balanced mixer based on silicon crossed quad diodes." Proceedings of the 42th European Microwave Week, Amsterdam 2012.

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