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Title | Design of a Novel Balanced High-Order Subharmonic Self-Oscillating Mixer |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2006 |
Authors | Winkler SA, Wu K, Stelzer A. |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 42 |
Issue | 24 |
Abstract | The design of RF and millimetre-wave receivers demands low-cost features and compact architecture. Self-oscillating mixers (SOMs) are excellent choices for such a design as both the oscillating source and the mixer are combined in one single device. Moreover, subharmonic operation reduces LO frequency requirements and therefore opens up interesting perspectives for high-end millimetre-wave systems. A fully-balanced third-harmonic SOM structure is presented, operating at 5.8 GHz with high measured conversion gain (max. 8.75 dB) that is used as a frequency-scaled prototype for future millimetre-wave circuits. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first presentation of such a circuit structure. |
DOI | 10.1049/el:20062443 |