Title :
Measurement-based nonlinear simulation of mixer behavior for 77 GHz radar system
Author :
Treml, Markus ; Wagner, Christoph ; Stelzer, Andreas ; Jäger, Herbert
Author_Institution :
Christian Doppler Lab. for Integrated Radar Sensors, Johannes Kepler Univ. Linz, Linz
Abstract :
In this paper, a mixer model based on polynomials was presented. The model is based on measurements and calculated in the complex baseband. Thereby the required harmonic bands which have to be accounted for can be selected individually, independent on the order of the nonlinearity.
Keywords :
millimetre wave mixers; radar; frequency 77 GHz; harmonic bands; measurement-based nonlinear simulation; mixer behavior; mixer model; radar system; Circuit simulation; Doppler radar; Germanium silicon alloys; Microwave devices; Power system modeling; Radar applications; Radar measurements; Radio frequency; Silicon germanium; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2008. APMC 2008. Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Macau
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2641-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2642-3
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2008.4958625
