DocumentCode
3622192
Title
Active composite right/left-handed transmission line-based mixers
Author
J. Mata-Contreras;T.M. Martin-Guerrero;C. Camacho-Penalosa
Author_Institution
Departamento de Ingenieria de Comunicaciones, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
fYear
2006
fDate
6/28/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
276
Lastpage
279
Abstract
The use of composite right/left-handed transmission lines (CRLH-TLs) in distributed mixers, instead of the usual right-handed transmission lines (RH-TLs), is explored. A simplified analysis, based on lossless transmission lines and a simple model for the active devices, shows that innovative distributed mixer designs could be achieved. In particular, it is shown that it is possible to extract the IF output from different output ports, depending on the RF frequency
Keywords
"Distributed parameter circuits","Transmission lines","Frequency","FETs","Propagation losses","Microwave circuits","Microwave devices","Distributed amplifiers","Coupling circuits","Integrated circuit interconnections"
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrotechnical Conference, 2006. MELECON 2006. IEEE Mediterranean
ISSN
2158-8473
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0087-2
Electronic_ISBN
2158-8481
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MELCON.2006.1653092
Filename
1653092
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