• DocumentCode
    967920
  • Title

    Phasor diagram analysis of millimeter-wave HEMT mixers

  • Author

    Kwon, Youngwoo ; Pavlidis, Dimitris

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2165
  • Lastpage
    2167
  • Abstract
    A phasor diagram method is developed based on an analytic approach for conversion gain evaluation in HEMT mixers. The analytical expressions derived in this work take into account the mixing terms of nonlinear elements and provide a simple method to evaluate the conversion gain. The phasor diagram analysis offers physical insight into the mixing mechanisms and identifies the role of each harmonic of the nonlinear elements of HEMT´s on the conversion gain. The method is validated with the experimental data of W-band monolithic InP-based HEMT mixers
  • Keywords
    HEMT circuits; millimetre wave field effect transistors; millimetre wave mixers; InP; W-band monolithic mixers; conversion gain; harmonic; millimeter-wave HEMT mixers; nonlinear elements; phasor diagram; Design methodology; Equivalent circuits; Frequency conversion; HEMTs; Harmonic analysis; Helium; Impedance; Millimeter wave technology; Mixers; Transconductance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/22.466174
  • Filename
    466174