학술논문

A 77-GHz Low Conversion Loss Fundamental Mixer Based on SISL Platform
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters IEEE Microw. Wireless Tech. Lett. Microwave and Wireless Technology Letters, IEEE. 33(10):1470-1473 Oct, 2023
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Mixers
Schottky diodes
Loss measurement
Solid modeling
Substrates
Radio frequency
Metals
77-GHz radar system
fundamental mixer
low conversion loss
Schottky diode
substrate-integrated suspended line (SISL)
Language
ISSN
2771-957X
2771-9588
Abstract
This letter presents a 77-GHz low conversion loss single balanced fundamental mixer based on the substrate-integrated suspended line (SISL) platform. The accurate 3-D EM model of the MA4E2038 Schottky diode is established to characterize the parasitic effects and perform the impedance extraction. At room temperature, the minimum measured conversion loss is only 4.47 dB. Different from the traditional metal waveguide process, this design was fabricated based on the SISL platform by the multilayer printed circuit board (PCB) process, which has the advantages of low-cost, miniaturization, and self-packaged, providing an alternative solution for the mixer application in 77-GHz radar system.