Tutorial on the double balanced mixer
| dc.creator | Rubiola, Enrico | |
| dc.date | 2006-08-21 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T07:25:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T07:25:52Z | |
| dc.description | 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. | |
| dc.description | 52 pages, 36 figures, 30 references | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608211 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0608211 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/116874 | |
| dc.subject | Instrumentation and Detectors | |
| dc.title | Tutorial on the double balanced mixer | |
| dc.type | text |