HMC420QS16E

Due to market price fluctuations, if you need to purchase or consult the price. You can contact us or emial to us:   sales@allicdata.com

RF Mixers

The HMC420QS16E, by Hittite Microwave Corp., is a high isolation, low noise, active quadruple-balanced mixer operating up to 10 GHz. It has an intermodulation distortion (IMD) of as low as –40 dBc and a low SSB conversion loss of 9.8 dB. It features good flatness and low harmonic distortion, making it ideal for numerous high performance applications. This mixer can be deployed in many applications such as electronic warfare receivers, test and measurement equipment, microwave radio systems, wireless communications, and more.

Features

• High input-to-output isolation
• Low noise figure
• Low SSB conversion loss
• Flat conversion loss and good linearity
• High input IP3 performance

Design

The HMC420QS16E features a unique design. It is an eight-port device where the ports are arranged in a four-in, four-out configuration, with each port featuring two ports for input and output signals. It offers extremely high isolation between ports, and its two outputs are phase-matched over the full frequency range. This mixer also utilizes a special noise figure optimization technique, which reduces the noise figure significantly.

Applications

The HMC420QS16E is ideal for many applications. It is suitable for high performance test equipment, electronic warfare receivers, microwave radio systems, and wireless communications. It can also be used in applications such as optical communications, professional broadcast studio equipment, and cellular base station apparatus. Additionally, the HMC420QS16E can be used as the conversion component in systems such as radio astronomy, phased array radar, and spectrum analysis.

Working Principle

The HMC420QS16E operates on the principle of nonlinear mixing. This mixer utilizes nonlinearity in the input-to-output port isolation and the signal-to-noise levels. It also incorporates various features to enable the mixer to be used in a wide variety of applications. The mixer utilizes balanced mixers, which allows for lower noise and less distortion in the signal. It also uses high linearity amplifiers to provide high-performance conversion gain and low conversion loss.

Conclusion

The HMC420QS16E is a high-performance active, quadruple-balanced RF mixer that exhibits great linearity, low noise, and high isolation between ports. Its features and design enable it to be used in numerous applications, including electronic warfare receivers, test and measurement equipment, microwave radio systems, and wireless communications. Although its principle centers on nonlinear mixing, its use of balanced mixers and high-linearity amplifiers result in highly accurate conversion of signals with minimal losses and nearly no distortion — making it one of the most efficient RF mixers.

The specific data is subject to PDF, and the above content is for reference