Method for characterizing frequency translation devices
US6690722B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B3/46
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a method for characterizing frequency translation devices (FTDs), a stimulus signal is applied to a first port of a frequency translation device and a drive signal is applied to a second port of the frequency translation device. A third port of the frequency translation device is coupled to an input of a filter. The frequency translation device, at the third port, provides a translated signal having a sum signal component and a difference signal component. A first, second and third reflection response to the applied stimulus signal are obtained with alternative terminations coupled to an output of the filter. The reflection responses include variations in either the sum signal component or the difference signal component as designated by the filter, where the variations depend on which of the alternative terminations is coupled to the output of the filter. As an alternative to the filter and alternative terminations, a frequency selective tuner is coupled to the third port of the FTD, providing variable impedance matches to a designated one of the signal components and providing an invariant impedance match to the signal component that is not designated. Flow graph terms for the…
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