Features

• Planar GaAs Diodes
  
• Low Noise Figure Conversion
• Broad Bandwidth
• Biased Designs Available
  
• Rugged
• Economical 

Applications

• Communications
• Radiometry
  
• Radar
• Electronic Counter-measures
• Test and Measurement
  

Description

Farran Technology offers a wide variety of fundamental balanced mixers. These are based on planar technology and GaAs Schottky barrier beamlead diodes. They feature low conversion loss, low noise figure, excellent noise suppression and LO-RF isolation. The LO drive requirement can be reduced by operating the mixers with bias. They are extremely rugged devices of small physical size and mass. Designs are chosen from a portfolio of mixer architectures depending on the customers detailed requirements. IF frequency coverage to at least 18 GHz is available and full RF/LO bandwidths may be provided in certain frequency bands.

BMC-28

26.5 - 40

7.0

7.0

BMC-19

40 - 60

6.0

5.5

BMC-15

50 - 75

6.5

6.5

BMC-12

60 - 90

7.0

7.0

BMC-10

75 - 110

7.2

7.5

BMC-08

90 - 140

7.5

8.5

BMC-06 

110-170 

 9.0

 10

 BMC-05

 140-220

  9.0 

 10

Notes

1. The conversion loss values are for IF bandwidth DC to 4GHz and fixed LO frequency.
2. RF/LO/IF VSWR <2.5:1 typical.
3. Model BMC-xxB uses bias to allow LO drive levels 0 - 3 dBm
4. LO Level +13 dBm standard
5. Full bandwidth RF/LO models are available with increased conversion loss.
6. IF bandwidth up to 40 GHz  are available with fixed LO for certain models.
   

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