Title :
Sideband separating mixer for 600–720 GHz based on SIS
Author :
Khudchenko, A.V. ; Hesper, R. ; Baryshev, A.M. ; Mena, F.P. ; Barkhof, J. ; Klapwijk, T.M. ; Spaans, M.
Author_Institution :
SRON (Netherlands Inst. for Space Res.), Utrecht, Netherlands
Abstract :
We have built a 2SB mixer, which has demonstrated a sideband rejection ratio as high as 15 dB over the full band of 600-720 GHz and the SSB noise temperature between 200 and 370 K. Both sideband ration and noise temperature are well within the ALMA specifications.
Keywords :
circuit noise; submillimetre wave mixers; 2SB mixer; ALMA specifications; SSB noise temperature; frequency 600 GHz to 720 GHz; noise temperature; sideband ration; sideband rejection ratio; sideband separating mixer; temperature 200 K to 370 K; Amplitude modulation; Educational institutions; Mixers; Noise; Radio frequency; Receivers; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wollongong, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1598-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6379505
