A corner-reflector mixer mount for far infrared wavelengths.
A new type of corner-reflector mixer mount, which has the advantages of ease of fabrication and assembly as well as frequency versatility, has been designed and constructed.  The mixer works with arbitrary antenna lengths > or = 4 lambda with the reflector to antenna spacing adjusted to give a strong and symmetric central lobe.  The predicted response patterns have been experimentally verified for various antenna lengths and operating frequencies between 800 and 2000 GHz.  An important design feature is the incorporation of a microstrip matching network which eliminates IF impedance mismatch and provides mechanical isolation of the whisker antenna.
Zmuidzinas
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Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
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Boreiko
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D001256:Astronomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical