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Paper Abstract
This report presents a down-conversion method involving digital sideband separation for the Yuan-Tseh Lee Array (YTLA)
to double the processing bandwidth. The receiver consists of a MMIC HEMT LNA front end operating at a wavelength of
3 mm, and sub-harmonic mixers that output signals at intermediate frequencies (IFs) of 2–18 GHz. The sideband separation
scheme involves an analog 90° hybrid followed by two mixers that provide down-conversion of the IF signal to a pair of
in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals in baseband. The I and Q baseband signals are digitized using 5 Giga sample per
second (Gsps) analog-to-digital converters (ADCs). A second hybrid is digitally implemented using field-programmable
gate arrays (FPGAs) to produce two sidebands, each with a bandwidth of 1.6 GHz. The 2 x 1.6 GHz band can be tuned to
cover any 3.6 GHz window within the aforementioned IF range of the array. Sideband rejection ratios (SRRs) above 20
dB can be obtained across the 3.6 GHz bandwidth by equalizing the power and delay between the I and Q baseband signals.
Furthermore, SRRs above 30 dB can be achieved when calibration is applied.
Paper Details
Date Published: 19 July 2016
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 9914, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII, 99140E (19 July 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2230961
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9914:
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII
Wayne S. Holland; Jonas Zmuidzinas, Editor(s)
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 9914, Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII, 99140E (19 July 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2230961
Show Author Affiliations
Chao-Te Li, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Derek Kubo, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Jen-Chieh Cheng, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
John Kuroda, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Derek Kubo, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Jen-Chieh Cheng, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
John Kuroda, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Ranjani Srinivasan, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Solomon Ho, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Kim Guzzino, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Ming-Tang Chen, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Solomon Ho, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Kim Guzzino, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Ming-Tang Chen, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9914:
Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII
Wayne S. Holland; Jonas Zmuidzinas, Editor(s)
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