Novel monolithic multifunctional balanced switching low-noise amplifiers

Author

Lo, Dennis C W ; Wang, Huei ; Allen, Barry R. ; Dow, G.S. ; Chang, Kwo Wei ; Biedenbender, Michael ; Lai, Richard ; Chen, Sian ; Yang, Daniel

Author_Institution

Electron. Syst. & Technol. Div., TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA

Volume

42

Issue

12

fYear

1994

fDate

12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2629

Lastpage

2634

Abstract

A novel multifunctional balanced switching low-noise amplifier (BSLNA) which can be used as a low-noise amplifier, a low-noise switch, or a broad-band 180° phase shifter is proposed. Two monolithic BSLNA´s at Ka- and W-band frequencies are demonstrated using the 0.1 μm pseudomorphic (PM) InP- and GaAs-based HEMT technologies, respectively. Potential applications of the novel BSLNA are in on-off keying (OFK) or binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) in communication systems and input switch for Dicke-switched radiometer systems. The extensions of this BSLNA structure to be a single-pole double-throw switch and a crossbar switch to interchange two signal paths are also addressed

Keywords

HEMT integrated circuits; field effect MIMIC; field effect transistor switches; integrated circuit noise; millimetre wave amplifiers; millimetre wave phase shifters; 0.1 mum; 25 to 44 GHz; 3 dB; 5 GHz; 6 dB; 7 dB; 80 to 110 GHz; 92 to 96 GHz; AlGaAs-InGaAs-GaAs; Dicke-switched radiometer systems; GaAs-based HEMT technology; InAlAs-InGaAs-InP; Ka-band; W-band; binary phase-shift keying; broadband 180° phase shifter; communication systems; crossbar switch; input switch; low-noise switch; millimeter wave; monolithic multifunctional balanced switching low-noise amplifiers; on-off keying; pseudomorphic InP HEMT technology; signal path interchange; single-pole double-throw switch; Communication switching; Control systems; FETs; Frequency; HEMTs; Low-noise amplifiers; P-i-n diodes; Phase shifters; Switches; Switching circuits;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.339807

Filename

339807