摘要:
@ A monolithic microwave integrated circuit broadband mixer is devised which comprises: first and second sections, the first section comprising first artificial transmission line means (120) having a plurality of inductive segments (122, 123, 124) distributed therealong, said first transmission line means having RF input terminals (102) and local oscillator (LO) input terminals (105) associated therewith, a first plurality of FETs (150, 152) in said first section each having input circuits connected along said first transmission line means between said segments, the second section comprising second artificial transmission line means (130) having a plurality of inductive segments (132, 133, 134) distributed therealong, said second transmission line means having RF input terminals (103) and local oscillator (LO) input terminals (106) associated therewith, a second plurality of FETs (151, 152) in said second section each having input circuits connected along said second transmission line means between said segments, and a common IF output artificial transmission line (140) having a plurality of inductive segments (142,143,144) distributed therealong, said first and second sections having output connections (146,147) to said IF output transmission line (Fig. 3).
摘要:
A frequency conversion apparatus for converting a high frequency signal into an intermediate frequency signal is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a mixer section (5) for mixing a high frequency signal with a local oscillation signal so as to obtain an intermediate frequency signal, and an amplifier (6) connected to the mixer section (5) via a high frequency stopping circuit (63) and acts as a constant current source to course a constant direct current to flow through the mixer section. Thus, a current increase in the mixer section (5) is suppressed when the local oscillation signal is applied. The amplifier (5) is used for amplifying either the high frequency signal or the intermediate frequency signal, or both of them at the same time.