Title :
A K-band monolithic CPW upconverter utilizing a source mixing concept
Author :
Madihian, M. ; Desclos, L. ; Maruhashi, K. ; Onda, K. ; Kuzuhara, M.
Author_Institution :
C&C Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with the design and performance of a CPW upconverter MMIC for K-band wireless system applications. The upconverter consists of an FET as a "3-port" mixing element, IF, LO, and RF matching networks, and an output filter. Including a 3 dB pass-band insertion loss of the filter, the upconverter exhibits a maximum conversion gain of -6 dB with a port-to-port isolation better than 20 dB.<>
Keywords :
MMIC frequency convertors; coplanar waveguides; field effect MMIC; impedance matching; integrated circuit design; microwave mixers; -6 dB; FET 3-port mixing element; K-band; matching networks; maximum conversion gain; monolithic CPW upconverter; output filter; pass-band insertion loss; port-to-port isolation; source mixing concept; wireless system applications; Circuits; Coplanar waveguides; Frequency conversion; K-band; Matched filters; Microwave FETs; Microwave filters; Mixers; RF signals; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1995. Digest of Papers., IEEE 1995
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2590-7
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.1995.470967
