Title :
Wideband microstrip balanced mixer
Author :
Tahim, R.S. ; Chang, Kuo-Pin ; Hummer, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Tahim Hughes Aircraft Co., Los Angeles, USA
Abstract :
A novel microstrip balanced mixer circuit has been developed with over 40% bandwidth. The circuit uses two coupling rings for RF and LO inputs. A conversion loss of less than 8dB has been achieved for the RF frequency swept from 13 to 23 GHz with an LO signal at 25 GHz.
Keywords :
mixers (circuits); solid-state microwave circuits; strip line components; 13 to 23 GHz; 25 GHz; 8 dB; RF input; SHF; bandwidth; conversion loss; coupling rings; local oscillator input; microstrip balanced mixer circuit; microwave mixers; wideband mixer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870544
