A Millimeter-Wave 4th-Harmonic Schottky Diode Mixer with Integrated Local Oscillator
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Mixer Design
2.1. Local Oscillator
2.2. 4th-Harmonic Mixer Passive Circuits
2.3. Harmonic Balance
3. Fabrication and Experimental Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ADS | Advanced design system |
CL | Conversion loss |
COC | Cyclic olefin copolymer |
COTS | Commercial-off-the-shelf |
DSB | Double side band |
ENT | Equivalent noise temperature |
HFSS | High-frequency structure simulator |
IF | Intermediate frequency |
LO | Local oscillator |
MMIC | Monolithic microwave-integrated circuit |
UMS | United monolithic semiconductor |
VCO | Voltage-controlled oscillator |
RF | Radiofrequency |
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Ref. | Type | Frequency (GHz) | CL (dB) | ENT (K) |
---|---|---|---|---|
[9] | Fourth Harmonic | 369–477 | 14 (Simulation) | - |
[10] | Fourth Harmonic | 430–460 | 14 | 10,000 |
[11] | Fourth Harmonic | 320–500 | 12 | - |
[17] | Fourth Harmonic | 572–628 | 15 | - |
[18] | Subharmonic | 290–310 | 9.5 | 2300 |
[19] | Subharmonic | 300–360 | 6.5 | 1270 |
This work | Fourth Harmonic | 298–310 | 14 | 9600 |
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Pérez-Escudero, J.M.; Quemada, C.; Gonzalo, R.; Ederra, I. A Millimeter-Wave 4th-Harmonic Schottky Diode Mixer with Integrated Local Oscillator. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 7238. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167238
Pérez-Escudero JM, Quemada C, Gonzalo R, Ederra I. A Millimeter-Wave 4th-Harmonic Schottky Diode Mixer with Integrated Local Oscillator. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(16):7238. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167238
Chicago/Turabian StylePérez-Escudero, José M., Carlos Quemada, Ramón Gonzalo, and Iñigo Ederra. 2021. "A Millimeter-Wave 4th-Harmonic Schottky Diode Mixer with Integrated Local Oscillator" Applied Sciences 11, no. 16: 7238. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167238
APA StylePérez-Escudero, J. M., Quemada, C., Gonzalo, R., & Ederra, I. (2021). A Millimeter-Wave 4th-Harmonic Schottky Diode Mixer with Integrated Local Oscillator. Applied Sciences, 11(16), 7238. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167238