Title :
A Broadband COTS based Frequency Converter Module Realised on Printed Circuit Board
Author :
Ingram, A. ; Virdee, A.
Author_Institution :
SELEX Sensors & Airborne Syst. Ltd., Luton
Abstract :
Broadband frequency converters are employed in electronic warfare (EW) systems. This paper describes the design and measured performance of a single conversion 2 to 4 GHz frequency converter built with COTS RF components and realised on a 3U (100times160 mm) printed circuit board (PCB). The frequency converter performs up-conversion (DC- 400 MHz to 2-4 GHz) and down-conversion (2-4 GHz to DC- 400 MHz) with an integrated local oscillator (LO) that has been realised using a direct digital synthesis (DDS) based synthesiser.
Keywords :
UHF oscillators; direct digital synthesis; electronic warfare; frequency convertors; printed circuits; PCB; broadband COTS based frequency converter; broadband frequency converters; direct digital synthesis based synthesiser; electronic warfare system; frequency 2 GHz to 4 GHz; integrated local oscillator; printed circuit board; COTS; EW; PCB;
Conference_Titel :
Wideband Receivers and Components, 2008 IET Seminar on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-0-86341-919-5
