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2011-06-23
Millimeter Wave Microstrip Mixer Based on Graphene
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 118, 57-69, 2011
Abstract
In this work, a millimeter wave microstrip frequency-mixer design based on graphene is presented. The desired frequency mixing behavior is obtained using a nonlinear component consisting in a microstrip line gap covered by a graphene layer. The circuit includes microstrip filters that have been designed to obtain a high isolation between the input and output ports. The nonlinear behavior of the frequency mixer has been experimentally evaluated in the 38.6-40 GHz input signal frequency range, for different values of the input power and local oscillator power.
Citation
George Roberto Hotopan, Samuel Ver-Hoeye, Carlos Vazquez-Antuna, Rene Camblor-Diaz, Miguel Fernandez-Garcia, Fernando Las Heras Andres, P. Alvarez, and R. Menéndez, "Millimeter Wave Microstrip Mixer Based on Graphene," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 118, 57-69, 2011.
doi:10.2528/PIER11051709
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