The Image Rejection Harmonic Mixer

Image channelization techniques are combined with antiparallel diode harmonic mixing to create a new type of mixer: the Image-Rejection Harmonic Mixer (IRHM). Such a mixer features: (1) adaptability to wide-bandwidth coverage with inherent image suppression, (2) simplified constuction versus fundamental image rejection mixers, and (3) easier local oscillator implementation. Performance of an S-band mixer is shown.