DocumentCode
956539
Title
Improvement of the Conversion Performance of a Resonating Multimode Microelectromechanical Mixer-Filter Through Parametric Amplification
Author
Koskenvuori, M. ; Tittonen, I.
Author_Institution
Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo
Volume
28
Issue
11
fYear
2007
Firstpage
970
Lastpage
972
Abstract
The down-conversion performance of a multimodal microelectromechanical mixer-filter is improved over 30 dB by parametric amplification. The input signal is an amplitude-modulated signal with a carrier frequency of 0.5 GHz. The obtained amplification is shown to depend on the particular eigenmode in a predetermined way. Finally, a qualitative explanation for the behavior is given.
Keywords
electromechanical filters; micromechanical devices; mixers (circuits); amplitude-modulated signal; carrier frequency; conversion performance improvement; down-conversion performance; frequency 0.5 GHz; multimode microelectromechanical mixer-filter; parametric amplification; Amplitude modulation; Electrodes; Filters; Frequency conversion; RF signals; Radio frequency; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Springs; Vibrations; Communication systems; filter; microelectromechanical devices; mixer; parametric amplification;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0741-3106
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LED.2007.907283
Filename
4367555
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