A 34 to 36 GHz Vector Modulator for Reflected Power Canceller Techniques in LFMCW Radar

Abstract:

In this paper, a 34 to 36 GHz vector modulator for using in low cost and high performance RPC (Reflected Power Canceller) is presented. The key circuit consists of two push-pull (bi-phase) attenuators arranged in phase quadrature and a 3dB quadrature coupler (branch line couplers but not Lange couplers which is different from traditional circuits in Ka band) and a Wilkinson combiner, and then transition from micro-strip to waveguide using antipodal finline. To fully exploit this circuit’s capacity to generate accurate constellations at millimeter-wave frequencies, a generalized theoretical analysis of the (push-pull) vector modulator is presented. Based on the theoretical model and the measured results, the I-Q (push-pull) vector modulator promises to be a vital component for the realization of reflected power canceller in LFMCW (Linear Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) radar.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 40-41)
• Pages: 283-286
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.40-41.283
• Online since: November 2010
• Authors: Min Zhang, Jun Xu, Xin Kai Cheng
• Keywords: Branch-Line Coupler, PHEMT, RPC, Vector Modulator, Wilkinson Combiner

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