** Please Note** Millitech series MXB mixers have been superceeded by the MB1 series mixers and are not recommended for new designs. The MXB series continues to be available for legacy designs.

The MXB series mixers are DC biased to operate with low local oscillator power levels on the order of +1 dBm. These are balanced mixers with low conversion loss over broad RF and LO bandwidths and an IF range which extends up to 5 GHz.

FEATURES:

• DC biasable

• 0 dBm local oscillator drive level

• Broadband LO and RF

• IF bandwidths up to 5 GHz

APPLICATIONS:

• Receiver subsystems

• Broadband downconverters

• Test equipment

• EW/ELINT

DESCRIPTION

Millitech series MXB mixers are DC biased

to operate with low local oscillator power

levels on the order of +1 dBm. These are

balanced mixers with low conversion loss

over broad RF and LO bandwidths and an

IF range which extends up to 5 GHz.

Series MXB mixers are offered in two

waveguide bands from 60 to 110 GHz with

full waveguide band RF signal coverage.

For narrow IF range (up to 2 GHz), the

local oscillator frequency can be anywhere

within the band. This broadband capability

makes these mixers ideally suited for EW

receivers, instrumentation and swept receiver

applications, particularly where local

oscillator power is at a premium and

available only at approximately the 1 dBm

level.

External low noise IF preamplifiers can be

provided with these mixers for specific IF

ranges. The standard product uses the same

waveguide band for both LO and RF ports.

MXP balanced mixers with integral filters are

offered for higher performance applications

where reasonable LO power levels (+7 to

+13 dBm) are available.