• DocumentCode
    1993231
  • Title

    A 9 Bit DIFM Receiver for Ka-Band

  • Author

    Gibson, P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Phillips Research Laboratories, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5HA, UK.
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    9-13 Sept. 1985
  • Firstpage
    599
  • Lastpage
    604
  • Abstract
    A digital instantaneous frequency measuring receiver (DIFM) has been built at Ka-band with a frequency resolution of 25 MHz (9 bit) using a five discriminator binary system digitised to 11.25 degrees. Absolute frequency accuracy is dispersion limited to 100 MHz. A simplified system block diagram is shown in fig. 1. Advanced technology is used in each of the three sections to obtain a compact unit with a performance limit set by the inherent frequency dispersion in the microstrip discriminator circuitry. This paper describes the design. construction and performance of the complete DIFM receiver with special attention given to the CAD techniques based on circuit modelling to allow microwave discriminator design to be carried out under conditions of severe frequency dispersion.
  • Keywords
    Circuit analysis computing; Couplers; Coupling circuits; Delay lines; Design automation; Dielectric constant; Frequency measurement; Microstrip; Microwave circuits; Strips;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1985. 15th European
  • Conference_Location
    Paris, France
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.1985.333543
  • Filename
    4132231