Title :
Millimeter-Wave Thin-Film Downconverter
Author :
Snell, William W., Jr. ; Schneider, Martin V.
fDate :
11/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 60-GHs hyhrid integrated downconverter intended for use in a mitlimeter-wave radio relay experiment has heen designed and tested. The converter consists of a strip transmission line circuit and two beam-leaded Schottky-barrier diodes which are pumped at a subharmonic of the convectional Iocal oscillator frequency. The conversion loss of the circuit is 6.3 dB and the total single-sideband noise figure, including the noise contribution from the IF amplifier, is 9.1 dB. The circuit looks attractive for millimeter-wave communication systems application up to 100 GHz.
Keywords :
Circuit testing; Distributed parameter circuits; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave integrated circuits; Noise figure; Relays; Schottky diodes; Strips; Thin film circuits; Transistors;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1976.1128964
