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Noise and loss in balanced and subharmonically pumped mixers. I - Theory. II - ApplicationThe theory of noise and frequency conversion for two-diode balanced and subharmonically pumped mixers is presented. The analysis is based on the equivalent circuit of the Schottky diode, having nonlinear capacitance, series resistance, and shot and thermal noise. Expressions for the conversion loss, noise temperature, and input and output impedances are determined in a form suitable for numerical analysis. In Part II, the application of the theory to practical mixers is demonstrated, and the properties of some two-diode mixers are examined. The subharmonically pumped mixer is found to be much more strongly affected by the loop inductance than the balanced mixer, and the ideal two-diode mixer using exponential diodes has a multiport noise-equivalent network (attenuator) similar to that of the ideal single-diode mixer. It is concluded that the theory can be extended to mixers with more than two diodes and will be useful for their design and analysis, provided a suitable nonlinear analysis is available to determine the diode waveforms.
Document ID
19800041897
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kerr, A. R.
(NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1979
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Accession Number
80A26067
Distribution Limits
Public
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