WO1995031034A2 - Microwave transmission system - Google Patents
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- WO1995031034A2 WO1995031034A2 PCT/IB1995/000312 IB9500312W WO9531034A2 WO 1995031034 A2 WO1995031034 A2 WO 1995031034A2 IB 9500312 W IB9500312 W IB 9500312W WO 9531034 A2 WO9531034 A2 WO 9531034A2
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D9/00—Demodulation or transference of modulation of modulated electromagnetic waves
- H03D9/06—Transference of modulation using distributed inductance and capacitance
- H03D9/0608—Transference of modulation using distributed inductance and capacitance by means of diodes
- H03D9/0633—Transference of modulation using distributed inductance and capacitance by means of diodes mounted on a stripline circuit
- H03D9/0641—Transference of modulation using distributed inductance and capacitance by means of diodes mounted on a stripline circuit located in a hollow waveguide
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D2200/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of demodulation or transference of modulation from one carrier to another covered by H03D
- H03D2200/0001—Circuit elements of demodulators
- H03D2200/0037—Diplexers
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D2200/00—Indexing scheme relating to details of demodulation or transference of modulation from one carrier to another covered by H03D
- H03D2200/0041—Functional aspects of demodulators
- H03D2200/009—Reduction of local oscillator or RF leakage
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
- H03D7/14—Balanced arrangements
- H03D7/1408—Balanced arrangements with diodes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
- H03D7/16—Multiple-frequency-changing
- H03D7/161—Multiple-frequency-changing all the frequency changers being connected in cascade
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
- H03D—DEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
- H03D7/00—Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing
- H03D7/18—Modifications of frequency-changers for eliminating image frequencies
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- the invention is related to a microwave transmission system comprising a microwave transmitter coupled to at least one microwave receiver via a transmission link, an input of the microwave receiver being coupled to a first input of a mixer via a transmission line, a local oscillator being coupled to a second input of the mixer
- the invention is also related to a receiver and a frequency conversion unit for use in such a transmission system.
- a transmission system according to the preamble is known from the book "Microwave devices" by M . Howes and D.V. Morgan, published by Wiley Interscience, ISBN 0 471 41729 7. pp. 344-345.
- Recently two new frequency bands in the microwave range have been allocated for broadcast purposes. These are the bands from 40.5 GHz - 42.5 GHz in CEPT ( Conference of European Post and Telecommunication Administrations) countries and from 27.5 GHz - 29.5 GHz in other countries. There are several plans to use this frequency bands for distributing TV programs direct to the homes of the subscribers. Also other microwave frequencies can be used if they are made available for broadcast purposes by the authorities.
- a microwave signal is transmitted by a transmitter, which microwave signal is received by a microwave receiver.
- the microwave receiver comprises a mixer having one input coupled to an antenna, and having one input coupled to a local oscillator.
- the output of the mixer carrying an IF signal having a frequency of 750 MHz is coupled via a filter to a demodulator, for demodulating the received signal.
- care has to be taken to prevent the generation of interference by such systems.
- One possible source of interference is the radiation of the local oscillator signal. This local oscillator signal leaks via the mixer to the antenna where it is transmitted into free space. In the prior art system a complex bandpass filter would be required to prevent this undesired radiation.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a microwave transmission system in which the undesired radiation of the local oscillator is prevented in an easy and inexpensive way.
- the invention is characterised in that the transmission line has a high pass transfer function with a predetermined cut off frequency and in that the frequency of the local oscillator is lower than the predetermined cut off frequency.
- the frequency of the signal to be received can have the values
- An additional advantage of the present invention is that no separate mirror suppression filter has to be added, because the mirror frequency signal being lower in frequency than the local oscillator signal is effectively suppressed by the transmission line having a high pass transfer function.
- An embodiment of the invention is characterised in that the output of the mixer is coupled to an input of a standard down converter having an input frequency in the range from 10-14 GHz.
- a standard down converter having an input frequency in the range from 10 to 14 GHz has the advantage that use can be made of down converters which are commonly used for domestic satellite reception. These down converters are manufactured in large quantities, and can consequently be relatively cheap. Furthermore these standard downconverters have an excellent noise figure, resulting in a good noise figure for the complete receiver.
- a further embodiment of the invention is characterised in that the trans ⁇ mission line comprises a waveguide.
- a waveguide is an inexpensive type of transmission line having a high pass transfer function.
- the cut off frequency can be set to the desired value by choosing suitable dimensions of the waveguide.
- the actual desired attenuation value of the local oscillator signal can be obtained by choosing a suitable length of the waveguide.
- a further embodiment of the invention is characterised in that the receiver comprises a reflector for reflecting a received microwave to the input of the transmission line, and in that the receiver comprising modifying means to modify the effective area of the reflector.
- Fig. 1 a transmission system according to the invention
- Fig. 2 a block diagram of the receiver to be used in a transmission system according to the invention
- Fig. 3 an embodiment of the mixer 17 according to Fig. 2;
- Fig. 4 a second embodiment of the mixer 17 according to Fig. 2;
- Fig. 5 a cross section of the mixer according to Fig. 4;
- Fig. 6 A detail showing the connection of the mixer diodes 62 and 64 in Fig. 5;
- Fig. 7 an embodiment of the outdoor unit 16.
- a TV signal to be transmitted is applied to the input of a transmitter 1.
- the TV signal which can have an analog format (e.g. PAL, NTSC or SECAM ) or a digital format (e.g. MPEG ) is modu ⁇ lated and upconverted to an RF signal in the desired frequency band.
- This frequency band can be the band from 40.5 GHz - 42.5 GHz in CEPT countries and the band from 27.5 GHz - 29.5 GHz in other countries. Also other microwave frequencies can be used if they are made available for broadcast purposes by the authorities.
- the RF signal generated by the transmitter 1 is radiated by the antenna 2.
- the antenna 2 can be a horn antenna, or can be a small parabolic reflector with corresponding feed.
- the signal transmitted by the antenna 1 is received by a number of recei ⁇ vers each present at a subscriber site to be provided with the TV signal.
- the signal transmitted by the transmitter 1 is received by means of the corresponding antenna 3,6,9 or 12.
- the signal from the antenna 3,6,9,12 is processed by the corresponding receiver 4,7,10 or 12 to obtain a TV signal which is delivered to the corresponding TV set 5,8,11 or 14. It is observed that the use of a transmission system according to Fig. 1 is not limited to TV signals, but that it also can be used for other type of signals, e.g. data signals.
- the input signal is coupled via the transmission line being here a waveguide 15 to an input of an outdoor unit 16.
- the input of said outdoor unit 16 is formed by a first input of the mixer 17.
- An output of the local oscillator unit 18 is coupled to a second input of the mixer 17.
- the local oscillator unit 18 comprises a local oscillator 21 having an output coupled to an input of an amplifier 20.
- the output of the amplifier 20 is coupled to the input of a tripler 18.
- the output of the tripler 18 constitutes the output of the local oscillator unit 18.
- the output of the mixer 17 is coupled to an input of the down converter 22.
- the input of the down converter 22 is coupled to an input of a low noise amplifier 23.
- the output of the low noise amplifier 23 is coupled to a first input of a mixer 24.
- the output of an oscillator 35 is coupled to a second input of the mixer 24.
- the output of the mixer 24 is coupled to the input of an amplifier 25.
- the output of the amplifier 25 constitutes the output of the outdoor unit 16.
- the outdoor unit 16 is coupled via a coaxial cable to the indoor unit 26, the output of which is connected to the TV set.
- the antenna signal is fed via the waveguide 15 to the mixer 17.
- the dimensions of the waveguide 15 are chosen to obtain a cut off frequency which is well above the frequency of the signal generated by the local oscillator unit 18.
- the length of the waveguide 15 is chosen to obtain sufficient suppression of the local oscillator signal.
- the standard down converter 22 is commercially available from Philips Components under type Nos. SC 813 and SC 815. Assuming an input frequency for the down converter 22 of 11.5 GHz and a reception band from 40.5 to 42.5 GHz the frequency from the local oscillator unit 18 must be adjustable from 29 GHz to 31 GHz.
- the local oscillator 21 To generate the local oscillator signal the local oscillator 21 generates a signal in the 10 GHz range. This signal is amplified by means of the amplifier 20 to a sufficient level. The output signal of the amplifier 20 is multiplied in frequency with a factor three by the tripler 19 so that a signal having the desired frequency is available at the second input of the mixer 17.
- the tripler 19 can be build using a varactor diode mounted in a waveguide. A suitable varactor diode is commercially available from Philips Components under type No. CXY 12/38/073.
- the output signal from the mixer 17 is amplified by the low noise amplifier 23 of the down converter 22.
- the output signal of the low noise amplifier is converted to a frequency in the range from 0.95 GHz to 1.7 GHz by mixing a 10 GHz signal from the oscillator 35 with the output signal of the low noise amplifier 24 by means of the mixer 24.
- the output signal of the mixer 24 is amplified by the amplifier 25 and transmitted to the indoor unit 26.
- the indoor unit 26 converts the signal received from the outdoor unit 16 into a signal which is suitable for a customary TV set.
- the indoor unit is of the type used for the reception of direct broadcast satellites and is commercially available from Philips Consumer Electronics.
- the received signal is applied to the waveguide section 27.
- the dimensions of said waveguide section are chosen to obtain a cut off frequency above the frequency of the local oscillator.
- the output of the waveguide section 27 is guided via a transition section 28 to a waveguide section 31 large enough to conduct the IF signals having a frequency of approximately 11.5 GHz. Furthermore the output signal of the local oscillator unit 18 is coupled into the waveguide section 31 via the waveguide section 29 and the transition section 30. In the waveguide section 31 the electric fields from the input signal and the local oscillator signal are added. Due to the non-linear transfer characteristics of the diode 32 an IF signal having the desired frequency is generated, and is available at the output of the waveguide section 31.
- a carrier 52 is introduced in the waveguide 50. This carrier is positioned in parallel with the E-plane of the field in the waveguide 50.
- the RF signal enters the mixer in taper 52 which transforms the received signal into a signal which is carried by the fin line waveguide 54.
- the part 63 forms an impedance transformation section which adapts the impedance of the waveguide 50 to the impedance needed for the mixing diodes 62 and 64.
- the received signal is split in two equal parts being in phase.
- the local oscillator signal is applied via the stripline 56 to the mixer. This local oscillator is transferred via the high-pass filter 65 to the stripline 57.
- the signal carried by the stripline 57 is transformed into two signals being in anti-phase, being carried by the fin line waveguides 58 and 59.
- the signal which is carried by the fin line waveguide 58 is applied to the mixer diode 62, and the signal carried by the fin line waveguide 60 is applied to the mixer diode 64.
- the mixer diodes are connected in series, and are biased with a DC current of 1 mA. Suitable diodes are gallium arsenide Mott diodes of the CAY 18 or CAY 19 type.
- the IF signal is available at the stripline 56, and is tapped of via the low pass filter 60.
- the high pass filter 65 is formed by a Z formed spacing which is made in the stripline 56.
- the mixer diodes 62 and 64 are connected in series between the conducting planes.
- the junction between the two mixer diodes 62 and 64 is connected to the stripline 57 for tapping off the IF signal.
- a horn antenna 25 is attached to the input of the mixer 17 via the waveguide section 15.
- a parabolic reflector 3 is mounted above the horn antenna 25 .
- the parabolic reflector 3 can be slid partial into the box 40, enabling the adaption of the effective area of said parabolic reflector 3. In this way the strength of the received signal level can be adjusted to avoid overload of the mixer 17 when a signal from a very near transmitter is received. In this way the application of passive attenuators can be avoided.
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DE69514191T DE69514191T2 (en) | 1994-05-06 | 1995-05-04 | MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM |
JP7528812A JPH08512448A (en) | 1994-05-06 | 1995-05-04 | Microwave transmission system |
AU22652/95A AU690980B2 (en) | 1994-05-06 | 1995-05-04 | Microwave transmission system |
EP95915967A EP0707757B1 (en) | 1994-05-06 | 1995-05-04 | Microwave transmission system |
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