Title :
Measurement of frequency conversion losses with 3-mixer method for traceable mm-wave power measurement method in D-band
Author :
Tosaka, Toshihide ; Fujii, Katsumi ; Fukunaga, Kaori ; Matsumoto, Yasushi
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Power measurement standard above 110 GHz is undefined even if we want to measure the power of an electromagnetic wave at the frequency. To measure the wave by using a spectrum analyzer, an external mixer was needed. In this paper, we determine the conversion losses of a mixer used with a spectrum analyzer to measure power at mm-wave frequencies. We determine the mixer conversion losses by a 3-mixer method that is based on different combinations of the 3 mixers. We then evaluate the measurement uncertainty.
Keywords :
electromagnetic waves; frequency convertors; measurement uncertainty; millimetre wave mixers; power measurement; spectral analysers; 3-mixer method; D-band; electromagnetic wave; external mixer; frequency conversion loss measurement; measurement uncertainty; mixer conversion loss; mm-wave frequency; power measurement standard; spectrum analyzer; traceable mm-wave power measurement; Frequency measurement; Loss measurement; Measurement uncertainty; Mixers; Power measurement; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wollongong, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1598-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380427
