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A planar, subharmonically-pumped, hybrid millimeter-wave receiver with integral antenna is described. Coplanar waveguide filters are used to isolate the ports and provide image enhancement. The integral planar antenna has 12 dB gain and is suited for use as a feed. The main lobe is normal to the substrate surface. The receiver is designed for an instantaneous bandwidth of 10 GHz. Experiments at 71 GHz indicate single-sideband mixer conversion loss of 6.5 dB. We believe that this represents the highest level of integration yet demonstrated in this frequency range.
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Williams, D.F., Schwarz, S.E. A planar subharmonically-pumped 71 GHz receiver with integral feed antenna. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 7, 183–195 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01013266
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