Title :
A four port traveling wave mixer/amplifier using single gate MESFETs
Author_Institution :
Clemson Univ., SC, USA
Abstract :
Analysis and test data are presented for a four-port traveling wave nonlinear amplifier that is simultaneously used as a three-port mixer and as an amplifier for either the signal or local oscillator input. The three-port mixer is unique in itself as the signal and local oscillator are fed to different ports instead of having to be combined and fed to one input port. Concurrent operation as an amplifier with a transmission feedback path enables the four-port device to be used as a self-oscillating mixer
Keywords :
feedback; microwave amplifiers; mixers (circuits); solid-state microwave circuits; four port traveling wave mixer/amplifier; nonlinear amplifier; self-oscillating mixer; single gate MESFET; test data; transmission feedback path; Capacitance; Cutoff frequency; Distributed amplifiers; Impedance; Local oscillators; MESFETs; Power transmission lines; Testing; Transconductance; Transmission line theory;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '88., IEEE Conference Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1988.194939