| Autor: |
J. Laskar, B. Matinpour, Ching-Lang Lin, S. Chakraborty |
| Rok vydání: |
2003 |
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| Zdroj: |
2002 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (Cat. No.02CH37278). |
| DOI: |
10.1109/mwsym.2002.1011887 |
| Popis: |
We propose a novel harmonic boosting technique for development of high performance subharmonic mixers. This technique alleviates major problems associated with the use of 4/sup th/ and higher order subharmonic mixers. By utilizing the odd-order harmonics of the main subharmonic LO, we demonstrate significant performance improvements while reducing the LO power. Measurements confirm a 6 dB savings in LO power level, up to 10 dB improvement in output P1dB and up to 6 dB improvement in conversion loss. Measurements also confirm that harmonic boosting does not degrade in-band LO leakage, IIP2 and dc offset levels, thus favoring its application in very-low-IF and direct conversion transceivers. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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