Title :
140 GHz broadband crossbar stripline mixers with over 20 GHz instantaneous RF bandwidth
Author :
Nguyen, Cam ; Chang, Kuo-Pin
Author_Institution :
TRW Electronics & Defense, Redondo Beach, USA
Abstract :
The letter presents the design and performance of a 140 GHz broadband crossbar stripline mixer using beam-lead diodes. With the LO fixed at 140 GHz, a conversion loss of 7¿11 dB has been achieved with the RF swept from 140 to 160 GHz, and 6 to 8 dB with the RF swept from 133 to 147 GHz.
Keywords :
microwave integrated circuits; mixers (circuits); strip line components; EHF; MMW; beam-lead diodes; broadband crossbar stripline mixers; conversion loss; design; frequency 140 GHz; instantaneous RF bandwidth 20 GHz; microwave ICs; microwave mixers; millimetre-wave; performance;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840306
