Integrated uniplanar microwave part of transmitter-receiver with active antennas

Author

Nesic, A. ; Jovanovic, Slavisa ; Radnovic, Ivana ; Nesic, D.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Microwave Techniques & Electron., Belgrade

Volume

31

Issue

21

fYear

1995

fDate

10/12/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1846

Lastpage

1847

Abstract

A new concept, design and realisation of an integrated uniplanar microwave part of a transmitter-receiver with active antennas is presented. All circuits are realised using the three coplanar strips technique (TCS). The whole subsystem is realised with one low cost MESFET (NE72089A). The common oscillator has an electronically controlled frequency. The model is realised at a transmitting frequency of 9.5 GHz. The transmitter power is 11 dBm and the mixer isotropic conversion loss is 1.5 dB. The local oscillator signal level (in the gate circuit) is ~9 dBm. The total oscillator DC to RF efficiency is 22.2%. The concept and design can be applied to higher microwave and millimetre-wave frequencies

Keywords

MESFET circuits; active antennas; coplanar waveguides; microwave circuits; microwave links; microwave mixers; transceivers; voltage-controlled oscillators; 1.5 dB; 22.2 percent; 9.5 GHz; DC to RF efficiency; MESFET; active antennas; coplanar strips technique; electronically controlled oscillator; local oscillator signal level; microwave transmitter-receiver; mixer isotropic conversion loss; transmitter power; uniplanar microwave part;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

Filename

475040