• DocumentCode
    1876982
  • Title

    New compact double balanced monolithic down-converter application to a single chip MMIC receiver for satellite equipment

  • Author

    Villemazet, J.F. ; Dubouloy, J. ; Soulard, M. ; Cayrou, J.C. ; Husse, E. ; Cogo, B. ; Cazaux, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel Espace, Nanterre, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    7-12 June 1998
  • Firstpage
    853
  • Abstract
    This paper proposes a new compact double balanced mixer architecture suitable for a satellite repeater. The size of the proposed mixer has been divided by more than 5 compared to the previous generation currently used in the 14/12 GHz satellite repeaters. Thanks to its small size, about 1 mm/sup 2/, this mixer was integrated in a single chip MMIC receiver, including 5 different functions.
  • Keywords
    HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC frequency convertors; MMIC mixers; field effect MMIC; radio receivers; radio repeaters; satellite communication; 12 GHz; 14 GHz; PHEMT process; SHF; compact downconverter application; double balanced monolithic down-converter; mixer; satellite repeater; single chip MMIC receiver; Attenuators; Couplers; Frequency conversion; MMICs; Mixers; PHEMTs; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Repeaters; Satellites;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4471-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1998.705124
  • Filename
    705124