273-GHz 2X Subharmonic Up-Conversion Mixer for System-on-Package Applications

In this paper, a 273-GHz 2X subharmonic passive mixer is proposed for system-on-package applications. The mixer is designed and implemented using thin-film microstrip line on a three-layer package platform. The antiparallel-diode-pair-based mixer up-converts the 135-GHz IF input signal to 273 GHz wi...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on components, packaging, and manufacturing technology (2011) packaging, and manufacturing technology (2011), 2012-12, Vol.2 (12), p.1980-1984
Main Authors: Li, Rui, Lim, Teck Guan, Ho, Soon Wee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiparallel diode pair (APDP)
Applied sciences
benzocyclobutene (BCB)
Circuit properties
Conversion
Design. Technologies. Operation analysis. Testing
Diodes
Duplexers
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Harmonic analysis
Integrated circuits
Intermediate frequency
Loss measurement
Microwave circuits, microwave integrated circuits, microwave transmission lines, submillimeter wave circuits
Millimeter wave technology
millimeter-wave
Mixers
Noise levels
Oscillators
Oscillators, resonators, synthetizers
Packages
Radio frequencies
Radio frequency
Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices
subharmonic mixer
system-on-package (SOP)
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Summary:In this paper, a 273-GHz 2X subharmonic passive mixer is proposed for system-on-package applications. The mixer is designed and implemented using thin-film microstrip line on a three-layer package platform. The antiparallel-diode-pair-based mixer up-converts the 135-GHz IF input signal to 273 GHz with a 69-GHz local oscillator. The isolation between the IF and RF ports is achieved by a duplexer. The duplexer is composed of two dual-mode bandpass filters with uniform/nonuniform square ring resonators. The mixer is fabricated and measured, and the measured single-sideband conversion loss is 17.7 dB with an output RF of 270 GHz.
ISSN:2156-3950
2156-3985
DOI:10.1109/TCPMT.2012.2217341