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Generating Signals for 5G Systems

June 7, 2017
Part of preparing for the higher-frequency signals in portions of 5G wireless communications networks will be generating signals at millimeter-wave frequencies.

Part of preparing for the higher-frequency signals in portions of 5G wireless communications networks will be generating signals at millimeter-wave frequencies, and the 2017 IMS exhibition featured a number of companies with deep experience in circuits and components for use above 30 GHz, including SAGE Millimeter at booth No. 640. The company recently announced its STE-2F212-03-S1 frequency extender for generating signals from 60 to 90 GHz. The frequency doubler transforms input signals from 30 to 45 GHz at a power level of +5 dBm to output frequencies from 60 to 90 GHz at a still-usable power level of +3 dBm. The frequency extender is meant for use on test benches as a way to increase the frequency range of test signal generators.  The company also showed its SOV-94306310-10-G1 W-band varactor-tuned Gunn oscillator with electronic tuning of ±3 GHz at 94 GHz and +13 dBm typical output power.

Among its many different microwave and millimeter-wave components on display at the 2017 IMS, Pasternack Enterprises (booth No. 514) featured the PE1V34003 VCO module with GaAs MMIC technology to achieve +13 dBm output power from 38.4 to 43.2 GHz. The rugged millimeter-wave signal source, with low phase noise of -98 dBc/Hz offset 100 Hz from the carrier, is a good fit for electronic-warfare (EW) systems, radar, and test applications. It tunes with voltages from 0 to +13 V dc.

About the Author

Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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