Behavioural Modelling Method for RF and Microwave Mixers

Author

Casas, F.J. ; Garmendia, N. ; Portilla, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron., Univ. of the Basque Country, Bilbao

fYear

2006

fDate

30-31 Jan. 2006

Firstpage

172

Lastpage

175

Abstract

The use of behavioural models provide the required simulation agility to check-up the system performances. In this paper, a behavioural modelling approach for RF and microwave mixers is presented. The model consists in the series connection of an input LTI block and a nonlinear memory-less mixer block. This topology enable to reproduce transmission and mismatch effects at the input and output ports, providing accurate results both in time and frequency domain, with a significant reduction in terms of simulation time. The modelling technique is illustrated through a WLAN IEEE802.11a mixer circuit

Keywords

integrated circuit modelling; microwave mixers; nonlinear network analysis; RF mixers; WLAN IEEE802.11a mixer circuit; behavioural modelling method; frequency domain; input LTI block; linear memory effects; microwave mixers; mismatch effects; nonlinear memory-less distortion; nonlinear memory-less mixer block; time domain; transmission effects; Circuit simulation; Circuit topology; Frequency domain analysis; Microwave filters; Microwave theory and techniques; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear filters; Phase distortion; Radio frequency; Wireless LAN; Behavioural Modelling; Linear Memory Effects; Nonlinear Memory-less Distortion; RF and Microwave Mixers; System Simulation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Circuits, 2006 International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Aveiro

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9723-1

Electronic_ISBN

0-7803-9723-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INMMIC.2006.283539

Filename

4062290