Characterization of spurious-response suppression in double-balanced mixers

Author

Regev, Dror

Author_Institution

ELTA Electron. Ind. Ltd., Ashdod, Israel

Volume

38

Issue

2

fYear

1990

fDate

2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

123

Lastpage

128

Abstract

An analysis of spurious-response suppression in double-balanced (DB) mixers, using the diode current-voltage characteristic, is presented. A theoretical relationship between different spurious responses and the input power level is shown. This relationship leads to the following conclusions: (1) a direct relationship exists between the spurious-response suppression and the spurious-response order of the RF component; and (2) a linear relationship exists between the spurious-response suppression and RF power. Experimental results are presented, showing close agreement with the above conclusions

Keywords

frequency response; mixers (circuits); nonlinear network analysis; solid-state microwave circuits; RF component; RF power; broadband receivers; diode current-voltage characteristic; double-balanced mixers; exponential resistive diode model; input power level; microwave circuits; spurious-response order; spurious-response suppression; Current-voltage characteristics; Diodes; Genetic expression; Local oscillators; Nonlinear equations; Performance analysis; Radio frequency; Signal analysis; Synthesizers; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Location

2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.46420

Filename

46420