A novel 94-GHz MHMET-based diode mixer using a 3-dB tandem coupler

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 626-628

  Lee, Mun Kyo ^b   Lim, Byeong Ok ^b   Lee, Sang Jin ^b   Ko, Dong Sik ^b   Moon, Sung Woon ^b   An, Dan ^c   Kim, Yong Hoh ^d   Kim, Sam Dong ^b   Park, Hyun Chang ^b   Rhee, Jin Koo ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c Defense Agency for Technology and Quality   (South Korea)

^d PaiChai University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguide (CPW); Diode mixer; Metamorphic high electron mobility transistors (MHEMTs); Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); Tandem coupler; W band

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ELECTRON MOBILITY; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; OPTICAL DESIGN;

AIR BRIDGES; CONVERSION LOSSES; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDE (CPW); DIODE MIXER; FREQUENCY OPERATION; LOCAL OSCILLATOR; METAMORPHIC HIGH-ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR; METAMORPHIC HIGH-ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS (MHEMTS); MILLIMETER WAVES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (MMIC); PARALLEL-COUPLED; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF ISOLATION; TANDEM COUPLER; W-BAND;

MIXER CIRCUITS;

EID: 52149121549     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2008.2002466     Document Type: Article

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