Evaluation of a Microwave Receiver Based on a Track and Hold Amplifier
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open in viewerOur project objective was to evaluate a new circuit topology to explore if it could be integrated into an existing superheterodyne receiver chain, making a smaller and simpler RF front-end. A traditional superheterodyne receiver was built and measured so we could easily compare and contrast characteristics between the two models. Using the same parameters, we evaluated the new wide-band track-and-hold amplifier and compared the two models. Our testing and research has shown that while the device does work, the following significant problems must be overcome for the track-and-hold amplifier to be implemented in the superheterodyne chain: rotating IF frequency, poor linearity, instability at integer multiples of the clock, and precise phase locking.
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- E-project-121012-102852
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- 2012
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- 2012-12-10
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- Worcester
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