A dielectric resonator balanced second harmonic quasi-optical self oscillating mixer for 60 GHz applications

Author

Sironen, M. ; Yongxi Qian ; Itoh, T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

13-19 June 1999

Firstpage

139

Abstract

A dielectric resonator balanced second harmonic quasi-optical self oscillating mixer is demonstrated for the first time. Dielectric resonator coupled HEMT devices were used to generate the signal for the second harmonic mixing. A patch antenna and directional couplers were used to feed the RF. The circuit exhibits a conversion loss of 22 dB from 59.4 to 60.4 GHz, radiation leakage of -34 dBm at 60 GHz, and IF phase noise of -68 dBc/Hz at 10 kHz offset.

Keywords

HEMT circuits; dielectric resonators; millimetre wave circuits; millimetre wave directional couplers; millimetre wave mixers; phase noise; 22 dB; 59.4 to 60.4 GHz; IF phase noise; balanced second harmonic quasi-optical self oscillating mixer; conversion loss; coupled HEMT devices; dielectric resonator; directional couplers; patch antenna; radiation leakage; Circuits; Couplers; Dielectrics; Feeds; HEMTs; Optical resonators; Patch antennas; Power harmonic filters; Radio frequency; Signal generators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5135-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779443

Filename

779443