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W‐band receiver module using indium phosphide and gallium arsenide MMICs
Author(s) -
Archer John W.,
Shen Mei Gan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.20218
Subject(s) - indium phosphide , gallium arsenide , monolithic microwave integrated circuit , compatible sideband transmission , sideband , microwave , optoelectronics , materials science , electrical engineering , noise figure , engineering , telecommunications , cmos , amplifier
This paper describes a low‐noise, high‐gain, single‐sideband, downconverting receiver module developed for point‐to‐point telecommunications in the 82–104‐GHz range. Two indium phosphide (InP) and two gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) are used in the multi‐chip module. For RF frequencies in the 82–104‐GHz range and within a 1–3‐GHz IF band, the receiver exhibits a typical single‐sideband down‐conversion gain between 15 and 20 dB and a typical noise figure of between 4 and 5 dB. In the same frequency range, the suppression of the unwanted sideband is typically −15 dB or more. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 42: 92–95, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20218