DocumentCode
1040923
Title
Design and performance of a planar star mixer
Author
Basu, S. ; Maas, S.A.
Author_Institution
California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
41
Issue
11
fYear
1993
fDate
11/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2028
Lastpage
2030
Abstract
This paper describes the realization of a hybrid star mixer as a planar circuit. The mixer has a minimum conversion loss of 5 dB and, for a conversion loss of less than 9 dB, spans over 2.2 GHz in IF bandwidth and 8 GHz in RF/LO bandwidth. The mixer employs a novel, planar balun structure, similar to conductor-backed CPW, that is suitable for realization as a monolithic circuit
Keywords
impedance matching; mixers (circuits); solid-state microwave circuits; 2.2 GHz; 5 to 9 dB; 8 GHz; IF bandwidth; Marchand balun; RF/LO bandwidth; conductor-backed CPW; design; hybrid star mixer; minimum conversion loss; monolithic circuit; planar balun structure; planar star mixer; Bandwidth; Conductors; Coplanar waveguides; Coupling circuits; Diodes; Impedance matching; Inductance; Phase detection; Prototypes; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/22.273431
Filename
273431
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