Miniaturized broadband up-converter MMIC

A. Bessemoulin; E. R. Convert; A. E. Parker; S. J. Mahon

doi:10.1109/EuMIC.2015.7345057

Miniaturized broadband up-converter MMIC

A. Bessemoulin, E. R. Convert, A. E. Parker, S. J. Mahon

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The design and performance of a miniaturized broadband up-converter MMIC is presented. The circuit is designed to operate as an harmonic FET mixer with an output frequency ranging from 40 to 160 GHz. With an LO power of +12 dBm, the circuit achieves a measured conversion loss of about 10 dB over the 40-110 GHz range, with 20-dB intrinsic LO suppression, +2 to +5-dBm input referred power at 1-dB compression (IP1dB), and +10 dBm input referred third order intercept point (IIP3). To the author's knowledge, these results demonstrate the first operation of this circuit topology as a broadband harmonic mixer for up-conversion applications. The MMIC is realized in a commercially available GaAs PHEMT technology with 100 nm gate-length and its topology is convenient for integration into multifunctional MMICs from Ka-to D-band.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	European Microwave Week 2015
Subtitle of host publication	"Freedom Through Microwaves", EuMW 2015 - Conference Proceedings; 2015 10th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Proceedings, EuMIC
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	17-20
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9782874870408
ISBN (Print)	9781467380072
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EuMIC.2015.7345057
Publication status	Published - 2 Dec 2015
Event	10th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2015 - Paris, France Duration: 7 Sept 2015 → 8 Sept 2015

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Other	10th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2015
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	7/09/15 → 8/09/15

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Bessemoulin, A., Convert, E. R., Parker, A. E., & Mahon, S. J. (2015). Miniaturized broadband up-converter MMIC. In European Microwave Week 2015: "Freedom Through Microwaves", EuMW 2015 - Conference Proceedings; 2015 10th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Proceedings, EuMIC (pp. 17-20). Article 7345057 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/EuMIC.2015.7345057

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Bessemoulin, A, Convert, ER, Parker, AE & Mahon, SJ 2015, Miniaturized broadband up-converter MMIC. in European Microwave Week 2015: "Freedom Through Microwaves", EuMW 2015 - Conference Proceedings; 2015 10th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Proceedings, EuMIC., 7345057, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 17-20, 10th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2015, Paris, France, 7/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuMIC.2015.7345057

Miniaturized broadband up-converter MMIC. / Bessemoulin, A.; Convert, E. R.; Parker, A. E. et al.
European Microwave Week 2015: "Freedom Through Microwaves", EuMW 2015 - Conference Proceedings; 2015 10th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference Proceedings, EuMIC. Piscataway, NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015. p. 17-20 7345057.

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