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1 TO 18 GHz IMAGE REJECTION OR I/Q MIXERS
MODELS: IR0118LC1A, IRO118LC1B, IRO118LC1C AND IRO118LC1Q
FEATURES
RF/LO Coverage ............ 1 to 18 GHz
IF Operation .................. DC to 0.5 GHz
LO Power Range ............ +10 to +13 dBm
Conversion Loss ............. 10 dB Typical
Image Rejection ............. 20 dB Typical
ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS
INPUT PARAMETERS
CONDITION
UNITS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
RF frequency range
GHz
1
18
RF VSWR (RF = -10 dBm, LO = +13 dBm)
Ratio
3:1
LO frequency range
GHz
1
18
LO power range
dBm
+10
+12
+13
LO VSWR (RF = -10 dBm, LO = +13 dBm)
Ratio
2.5:1
TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS
CONDITION
UNITS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
Conversion loss (Notes 1 and 2)
RF > LO
dB
10
11
Single-sideband noise figure
dB
11.5
Image rejection (Note 1)
RF < LO
dB
15
20
LO-to-RF isolation
dB
18
20
LO-to-IF isolation
dB
20
Input power at 1 dB compression
LO = +13 dBm
dBm
+6
Input two-tone third-order intercept point
LO = +13 dBm
dBm
+16
OUTPUT PARAMETERS
CONDITION
UNITS
MIN.
TYP.
MAX.
IF frequency (image rejection mode)
IR0118LC1A
MHz
20
40
IR0118LC1B
MHz
40
80
IR0118LC1C
MHz
100
200
IF frequency (QIFM, I/Q demodulator mode)
IR0118LC1Q
MHz
DC
500
IF VSWR (RF = -10 dBm, LO = +10 dBm)
Ratio
1.5:1
MITEQ’s IR series of image rejection mixers is useful for wideband test equipment or in ultra-broadband
receivers requiring rejection of an unwanted sideband of signal or noise following a low-noise front-end amplifier.
These mixers are also useful as linear single-sideband upconverters by operating in the reverse mode. Higher
RF input power versions are available with proportional increases in LO power. Greater image rejection is
also available in selected bandwidths, including the IRE series for the 2 to 8 and 6 to 18 GHz bands.