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View SchemaTutorial on the double balanced mixer
| Authors | Enrico Rubiola |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0608211 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608211 |
Abstract
Smart use of mixers is a relevant issue in radio engineering and in instrumentation design, and of paramount importance in phase noise metrology. However simple the mixer seems, every time I try to explain to a colleague what it does, something goes wrong. One difficulty is that actual mixers operate in a wide range of power (150 dB or more) and frequency (up to 3 decades). Another difficulty is that the mixer works as a multiplier in the time-domain, which is necessary to convert frequencies. A further difficulty is the interaction with external circuits, the input sources and the load. Yet far the biggest difficulty is that designing with mixers requires a deep comprehension of the whole circuit at system level and at a component level. As the electronic-component approach is well explained in a number of references, this tutorial emphasizes the system approach, aiming to provide wisdom and insight on mixes.
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