Title :
A K-band monolithic CPW upconverter utilizing a source mixing concept
Author :
Madihian, Mohammad ; Desclos, Laurent ; Maruhashi, Kenichi ; Onda, Kohei ; Kuzuhara, Masaaki
Author_Institution :
C&C Inf. Technol. Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
This paper concerns the design consideration 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; MMIC mixers; coplanar waveguides; field effect MMIC; impedance matching; integrated circuit design; millimetre wave frequency convertors; millimetre wave mixers; transceivers; -6 dB; FET three-port mixing element; K-band; MMIC; matching networks; 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; Mixers; RF signals; Radio frequency; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1995., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2581-8
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1995.406082
