Practice Single-balanced Mixers (6.2.3.3) - RF Oscillators and Mixers - RF Circuits and Systems
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Single-Balanced Mixers

Practice - Single-Balanced Mixers

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the main purpose of a single-balanced mixer?

💡 Hint: Think about the mixing and frequency transformation.

Question 2 Easy

What kind of signals do single-balanced mixers manipulate?

💡 Hint: Remember the two primary input signals.

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Question 1

What is the main operational principle of a single-balanced mixer?

A. Frequency doubling
B. Signal suppression
C. Summation of inputs

💡 Hint: Focus on what the mixer is designed to do.

Question 2

Single-balanced mixers provide low signal leakage at the IF output.

True
False

💡 Hint: Review the advantages and disadvantages discussed.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Calculate the expected output frequencies generated by a single-balanced mixer when provided with an RF signal of 2 GHz and an LO signal of 1.8 GHz, considering both the sum and difference frequencies.

💡 Hint: Remember to use the sum and difference equations.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a theoretical RF system using a single-balanced mixer and discuss how to address the challenges with LO leakage in your design.

💡 Hint: Think about the frequency bands and how they interact with filtering.

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