一个1-6 GHz宽带双平衡混合器的设计
Yujun Wang1,2,3, Jianglai Tian3, Bo Wang3
1Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China.
Micromachines
|November 25, 2023
概括
本研究介绍了一种增强的宽带双平衡混合器,可在1-6 GHz范围内工作. 诸如电容加载和LC过等技术显著提高了性能,扩大了带宽,减少了信号泄漏,以获得更好的射频应用.
科学领域:
- 电气工程 电气工程
- 微波工程 微波工程
背景情况:
- 标准的Marchand气球混合器在高频性能和信号泄漏方面存在局限性.
- 宽带混合器的设计需要解决幅度和相位不平衡,以实现更广泛的操作范围.
研究的目的:
- 为1-6 GHz宽带双平衡混合器提出和验证性能增强技术.
- 为了提高带宽并减少混合器设计中的信号泄漏.
主要方法:
- 实现电容器加载以纠正高频率的气球失衡.
- 在中频 (IF) 端口上连接一级LC波器以减轻无线电频率 (RF) 和局部振荡器 (LO) 信号泄漏.
- 使用双层螺旋线结构设计一个宽带的balun.
主要成果:
- 通过电容加载,将混合器的相对带宽扩大了0.1.
- 通过使用LC波器,在IF端口的RF和LO信号泄漏量分别减少了约8dB和7dB.
- 在IF和RF端口之间实现了34dB隔离的混合器,在1dB压缩点 (IP1dB) 上输入功率为13.5dBm.
结论:
- 提出的技术有效地提高了宽带双平衡混合器的性能.
- 开发的1-6 GHz混合器显示了改进的带宽和减少的信号泄漏,适用于先进的射频应用.
- 该GaAs pHEMT制造工艺使得一个紧的混合器设计具有竞争力的性能指标.
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