• DocumentCode
    3391562
  • Title

    A MMIC subharmonically pumped SSB modulator

  • Author

    Pospishil, A. ; Russo, M. ; Singh, M.

  • Author_Institution
    ITT Avionics Div., Clifton, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    14-15 June 1993
  • Firstpage
    137
  • Lastpage
    140
  • Abstract
    A monolithic single-sideband modulator (SSBM) which utilizes balanced subharmonically pumped mixers is discussed. This SSBM is pumped at one half of the carrier frequency (f/sub c//2). The typical measured performance of this device is excellent, with >40-dB carrier suppression, >25-dB undesired sideband suppression, and <10-dB conversion loss over a carrier bandwidth of 14 to 19 GHz. Double-sideband suppressed carrier (DSBSC) and unsuppressed carrier operation, are also achievable with the same device when appropriate modulation signals are applied.<>
  • Keywords
    MMIC; modulators; 10 dB; 14 to 19 GHz; 5 GHz; DSB operation; MMIC; SSB modulator; balanced mixer; double sideband suppressed carrier; monolithic single-sideband modulator; subharmonically pumped; unsuppressed carrier operation; Aerospace electronics; Amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Diodes; Loss measurement; MMICs; Mixers; Performance loss; RF signals; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1993. Digest of Papers., IEEE 1993
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1322-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCS.1993.247459
  • Filename
    247459