High‐conversion‐gain millimeter‐wave ×4 subharmonic mixer with cascode 4 th ‐harmonic generator

Abstract In this paper, a millimeter‐wave ×4 subharmonic mixer has been designed and fabricated. The cascode 4 th ‐harmonic generator is proposed for high conversion gain. The measurement of an LO power of 13 dBm shows a conversion gain of 3.4 dB, which is one of the best conversion gains at 60.4 GH...

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Published inMicrowave and optical technology letters Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 490 - 493
Main Authors An, Dan, Kim, Sung Chan, Sul, Woo Suk, Han, Hyo Jong, Park, Hyung Moo, Rhee, Jin Koo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.06.2004
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Summary:Abstract In this paper, a millimeter‐wave ×4 subharmonic mixer has been designed and fabricated. The cascode 4 th ‐harmonic generator is proposed for high conversion gain. The measurement of an LO power of 13 dBm shows a conversion gain of 3.4 dB, which is one of the best conversion gains at 60.4 GHz. Isolations of LO to IF and LO to RF were obtained −53.6 and −46.2 dB, respectively. The high conversion gain achieved in this work is the first to be reported among millimeter‐wave subharmonic mixers. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 41: 490–493, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/mop.20181
ISSN:0895-2477
1098-2760
DOI:10.1002/mop.20181