In this paper, A 220 GHz orthogonal modulator based on two symmetrical subharmonic mixers is designed, analyzed and measured, where the mixers are implemented basde on antiparallel Schottky *** orthogonal modulator co...
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In this paper, A 220 GHz orthogonal modulator based on two symmetrical subharmonic mixers is designed, analyzed and measured, where the mixers are implemented basde on antiparallel Schottky *** orthogonal modulator consists of a 90° phase shifted220 GHz 3 d B coupler, two sub-harmonically pumped mixers and an in-phase 110 GHz 3 d B power divider. The IF output signals are in-phase(I) branch and quadrature(Q) branch operating from DC±3.5 GHz. In the back to back experimentaltests, it is shown that the conversion loss of the two 220 GHz I/Q mixers is less than 30 d B when the IF operating frequency is DC-3.5 GHz, IF input power is-10 d Bm and the LO power is around 6 m W. Based on floating-point simulation, the amplitude and phase imbalance of the I/Q mixer are less than 0.2 d B and 2 degree respectively. When the 220 GHz modulator and demodulator are set in a back to back configuration, a signal-to-noise ratio of 21 d B can be obtained using the 16 qam modulation type.
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