Traveling wave mixer, sampler, and synthetic sampler

摘要

An electronic device comprises an input transmission line that receives an input signal, an output transmission line that transmits an output signal, a local oscillator transmission line that transmits a local oscillator signal, multiple amplification and mixing stages arranged in parallel between the input and output transmission lines and each amplifying a received portion of the input signal and mixing the amplified portion of the input signal with the local oscillator signal to produce a portion of the output signal, and multiple amplification stages arranged in parallel between the input and output transmission lines and each amplifying a received portion of the input signal to produce a portion of the output signal. The amplification stages are located proximate an output side of the electronic device, and the amplification and mixing stages are located proximate an input side of the electronic device.

主权项

1. An electronic device, comprising:
an input transmission line configured to receive an input signal; an output transmission line configured to transmit an output signal produced according to the input signal, the output signal comprising a combination of a mixed high band signal and an amplified low band signal wherein the mixed high band signal is produced by the plurality of amplification and mixing stages, and the amplified low band signal is produced by the plurality of amplification stages; a local oscillator transmission line configured to transmit a local oscillator signal; a plurality of amplification and mixing stages arranged in parallel between the input and output transmission lines and each configured to amplify a received portion of the input signal and mix the amplified portion of the input signal with the local oscillator signal to produce a portion of the output signal; and a plurality of amplification stages arranged in parallel between the input and output transmission lines and each configured to amplify a received portion of the input signal to produce a portion of the output signal, wherein the plurality of amplification stages are located proximate an output side of the electronic device that transmits the output signal, and the plurality of amplification and mixing stages are located proximate an input side of the electronic device that receives the input signal.