• DocumentCode
    2997079
  • Title

    GaAs MESFET dual-gate mixer with active filter design for Ku-band applications

  • Author

    Chang-Ho Lee ; Sangwoo Han ; Laskar, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    13-19 June 1999
  • Firstpage
    841
  • Abstract
    We present the design of an active filter to suppress the LO noise, spurious and harmonics of an upconversion mixer for Ku-band (12/spl sim/18 GHz) applications. This filter, when combined with the dual-gate mixer, can replace the need for a balanced topology with comparable performance. The conversion loss and harmonics suppression is improved by more than 15 dB and 20 dB, respectively. Such a filter is more compact and flexible than the widely used balanced topology.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; MESFET integrated circuits; MMIC mixers; active filters; field effect MMIC; gallium arsenide; harmonics suppression; interference suppression; microwave filters; 12 to 18 GHz; GaAs; GaAs MESFET dual-gate mixer; Ku-band applications; LO noise suppression; SHF; active filter design; harmonics suppression; upconversion mixer; Active filters; Application software; FETs; Gallium arsenide; MESFETs; Power harmonic filters; Radio frequency; Satellite communication; Topology; Transmitters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5135-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779890
  • Filename
    779890