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Low Conversion Loss and High Isolation W-band MMIC Mixer Module

낮은 변환 손실 및 높은 격리 특성의 W-band MMIC 믹서 모듈

  • An, Dan (Defense Agency for Technology and Quality) ;
  • Rhee, Jin-Koo (Millimeter-wave INnovation Technology research center, Dongguk University)
  • 안단 (국방기술품질원 탑재장비전력팀) ;
  • 이진구 (동국대학교 밀리미터파 신기술 연구센터)
  • Received : 2014.09.17
  • Accepted : 2015.01.28
  • Published : 2015.02.25
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Abstract

In this paper, we report on a high performance 94 GHz MMIC mixer module using 0.1-um metamorphic high electron mobility transistors (MHEMTs). A modified resistive mixer with a RF amplifier was proposed in this work for low conversion loss and high LO-RF isolation. The MMIC mixer module was fabricated using a MMIC chip and CPW-waveguide transitions. The fabricated mixer chip and module showed a low conversion loss of 6.3 dB and 9.5 dB, and LO-RF isolations of 24.8 and 30.4 dB at 94 GHz, respectively. This results are superior to those of previously W-band (75-110 GHz) MMIC mixers.

본 논문에서는 밀리미터파 센서 응용을 위한 낮은 변환손실 및 높은 LO-RF 격리도 특성의 W-band MMIC 믹서 모듈을 설계 및 제작하였다. MMIC 믹서는 $0.1{\mu}m$ MHEMT를 이용하여 설계 및 제작되었다. MMIC 믹서는 낮은 변환손실과 높은 LO-RF 격리도 특성을 얻기 위해 RF 입력단에 MHEMT를 추가하여 설계하였다. 제작된 MMIC 칩을 모듈화 하기 위해 CPW-도파관 변환기를 설계 및 제작하였으며, 최종적으로 MMIC 믹서 모듈을 개발하였다. MMIC 믹서 모듈의 측정결과 변환손실 특성은 94 GHz에서 MMIC 칩은 6.3 dB, MMIC 모듈은 9.5 dB의 양호한 특성을 나타내었다. MMIC 믹서 모듈의 LO-RF 격리도는 94 GHz에서 30.4 dB의 양호한 측정 결과를 얻었다. 본 논문에서 개발된 W-band MMIC 믹서모듈은 기존의 발표된 W-band(75-110 GHz) MMIC 믹서와 비교하여 우수한 성능을 나타내었다.

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