JPS60174505A - Frequency converter - Google Patents

Frequency converter

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JPS60174505A
JPS60174505A JP3124284A JP3124284A JPS60174505A JP S60174505 A JPS60174505 A JP S60174505A JP 3124284 A JP3124284 A JP 3124284A JP 3124284 A JP3124284 A JP 3124284A JP S60174505 A JPS60174505 A JP S60174505A
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Hideki Furubayashi
秀樹 古林
Toshihiko Kumagai
熊谷 敏彦
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NEC Corp
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Nippon Electric Co Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H03ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03DDEMODULATION OR TRANSFERENCE OF MODULATION FROM ONE CARRIER TO ANOTHER
    • H03D7/00Transference of modulation from one carrier to another, e.g. frequency-changing

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Abstract

PURPOSE:To attenuate frequencies of high-order harmonics including higher harmonics >=3 times as high as a local oscillation signal and to reduce a spurious output which falls into a communication band by providing the 2nd low-pass filter between a frequency converter and a local oscillator. CONSTITUTION:An input signal RF from an input terminal is inputted to a mixer 2 through a band-pass filter 1, a frequency-converted signal from which is applied to a band-pass filter 3 to output an IF signal from the filter 3. A three- fold low-pass filter and a low-pass filter 6 are provided between the mixer 2 and local oscillator 4. Then, frequencies of high-order harmonics containing higher harmonics which are >=3 times as high as the local oscillation signal L from the local oscillator 4 are attenuated to reduce the spurious output which falls in the communication signal band owing to the local oscillator 4.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

〔発明の属する技術分野〕 本発明は、無線周波数の周波数変換装置に関する。特に
、周波数変換器と局部発振器との間に、局部発振器の高
次周波数(次数3以上少なくとも次数5以上)の受信ス
プリアスを減衰させる低域ろ波器を挿入して、上記周波
数変換器の信号帯域内に落ち込む局部発振器に起因する
出力スプリアスを減じた周波数変換装置に関する。 〔従来技術の説明〕 第1図は従来例の周波数変換装置のブロック構成図、第
2図はその低域通過ろ波器の減衰特性を示す図、第3図
は実際の低域通過ろ波器の減衰特性を示す図である。第
1図において、1.3は帯域通過ろ波器、2はミキサ、
4は局部発振器、6は低域通過ろ波器、RFは入力信号
、IFは出力信号、LOは局部発振信号である。第2図
において、fLoは局部発振周波数、fcl は遮断周
波数である。第3図から明らかなように、遮断周波数は
約1.6 GHzであり、減衰量がOdBとなる周波数
は約7.4 GD3であり、減衰量がOdBになる周波
数は、遮断周波数の約4.6倍程度である。一般の低域
通過ろ波器においては、減衰量がOdBになる周波数は
、せいぜい遮断周波数の約5倍程度である。一方、周波
数変換装置の受信スプリアスで通信信号の信号帯域内に
落込む出力スプリアスの周波数をf(fとすると、出カ
スブリアス周波数ft!は(11式によって定義される
。 l fcf l = m fsp :!:niL、(、
−−−−−−(1)ここで、m、nは整数、fspは受
信スプリアス周波数である。 111式から明らかなように、第1図に示す従来例の周
波数変換器の構成では、低域通過ろ波器5の減衰特性が
遮断周波数の約5倍程度までである。 微弱信号を受信する場合に局部発振器4の高次(次数3
以上少なくとも次数5以上)の受信スプリアス周波数h
Pによって周波数変換器出力部の通信信号帯域内に出カ
スブリアスが落込む重大な欠点があった。したがって、
このような場合には通信系の性能に重大な劣化をもたら
すことになる。 [文献〕 ” MICROWAVE FILTERS、 IMPE
DANCE−MATCHINGNBTWORKS、 A
ND C0UPLING 5TRUCTURES″CH
APTER7,FIG 7.05−3. pp394゜
[Technical field to which the invention pertains] The present invention relates to a radio frequency frequency conversion device. In particular, a low-pass filter is inserted between the frequency converter and the local oscillator to attenuate reception spurious signals of high-order frequencies (order 3 or higher, at least order 5 or higher) of the local oscillator. The present invention relates to a frequency conversion device that reduces output spurious caused by a local oscillator falling within the band. [Description of Prior Art] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a conventional frequency converter, Figure 2 is a diagram showing the attenuation characteristics of its low-pass filter, and Figure 3 is an actual low-pass filter. FIG. In Figure 1, 1.3 is a bandpass filter, 2 is a mixer,
4 is a local oscillator, 6 is a low-pass filter, RF is an input signal, IF is an output signal, and LO is a local oscillation signal. In FIG. 2, fLo is the local oscillation frequency and fcl is the cutoff frequency. As is clear from Figure 3, the cutoff frequency is approximately 1.6 GHz, the frequency at which the amount of attenuation becomes OdB is approximately 7.4 GD3, and the frequency at which the amount of attenuation becomes OdB is approximately 4 GHz of the cutoff frequency. .6 times as much. In a general low-pass filter, the frequency at which the amount of attenuation becomes O dB is about five times the cutoff frequency at most. On the other hand, if the frequency of the output spurious which is a received spurious of the frequency converter and falls within the signal band of the communication signal is f (f), then the output cascading spurious frequency ft! is defined by (Equation 11): l fcf l = m fsp : !:niL,(,
--------(1) Here, m and n are integers, and fsp is the reception spurious frequency. As is clear from Equation 111, in the configuration of the conventional frequency converter shown in FIG. 1, the attenuation characteristic of the low-pass filter 5 is up to about five times the cutoff frequency. When receiving a weak signal, the higher order (3rd order) of the local oscillator 4
or higher (at least order 5 or higher) reception spurious frequency h
There is a serious drawback in that the output cascading noise falls within the communication signal band of the frequency converter output section due to P. therefore,
In such a case, the performance of the communication system will be seriously degraded. [Literature] ” MICROWAVE FILTERS, IMPE
DANCE-MATCHING NBTWORKS, A
ND C0UPLING 5TRUCTURES”CH
APTER7, FIG 7.05-3. pp394゜

【発明の目的〕[Purpose of the invention]

本発明は、上記の欠点を除去し、局部発振器に起因する
通信信号帯域内に落ち込む出カスブリアスを減じた周波
数変換装置を提供することを目的とする。 〔発明の特徴〕 本発明は、人力信号の周波数変換をする周波数変換器と
、この周波数変換器に局部発振信号を供給する局部発振
器と、この局部発振器の出力信号が上記周波数変換器に
供給される信号通路に挿入された第一の低域通過ろ波器
とを備えた周波数変換装置において、上記信号通路に上
記低域通過ろ波器と縦続に挿入され上記局部発振信号の
周波数の3倍以上の高調波を含む高次高調波の周波数を
減衰させる第二の低域通過ろ波器を備えたことを特徴と
する。 〔実施例による説明〕 本発明の実施例について図面を参照して説明する。 第4図は本発明−実施例周波数変換装置のブロック構成
図である。第4図において、第1図と同一の部分は同一
の符号で示す。入力端子から入力信号RFが帯域通過ろ
波器1を介してミキサ2に接続され、ミキサ2から変換
された信号が帯域通過ろ波器3に接続され、帯域通過ろ
波器3から出力信号IFが出力端子に接続される。 ここで本発明の特徴とするところは、周波数変換装置内
に3倍波低域通過ろ波器5を設け、局部発振器4から局
部発振信号LOを端子を介して入力し、3倍波低域通過
ろ波器5から局部発振信号LOが低域通過ろ波器6と端
子とを介してミキサ2に入力されるように構成されたこ
とを特徴とする。 このような構成の周波数変換装置の動作について説明す
る。第5図は本発明の周波数変換装置の3倍波低域通過
ろ波器の減衰特性を示す図であり、その遮断周波数rc
zは、局部発振周波数f1...oの約3倍の周波数に
設定されているので、減衰量はおよそ周波数15 fb
oまでのびている。 第6図は本発明の周波数変換装置の低域通過ろ波器およ
び3倍波低域通過ろ波器を合成した減衰特性を示す図で
ある。第6図において、10は低域通過ろ波器6の減衰
特性、11は3倍波低域通過ろ波器の減衰特性、12は
合成した減衰特性を示す。 遮断周波数fc2が周波数3 Lo近傍に設定された3
倍波低域通過ろ波器5を設けるこ点によって5局部発振
器4の高次(次数3以上少なくとも5以上)の周波数に
起因する受信スプリアスを除去することができるのであ
るから、周波数変換装置の通信信号帯域内に落込む出力
スプリアスを減することができる。−例として6 /’
4 Gllz周波数変換装置の場合を以下に示す。入力
周波数ftnが6.305Gllz±20M1lz、出
力周波数fout が4.08GHz±20MI+2 
、局部発振周波数fLaQが2.225GIIzの場合
に、局部発振出力に周波数21.875GHzの受信ス
プリアスが局部発振信号LOと受信スプリアスとのDU
比(desired−to−undesired si
gnal ratio)が70dBで存在するときに、
この受信スプリアスと6/4 GH2周波数変換装置に
おいて発生する局部発振信号LOの8倍波とにより、 f、Lf = fsr8 X fco = 4.075
 GHzとなり出力帯域内に出力スプリアスが発生する
。 このときの出力信号IFと出力スプリアスとのDU比は
、受信信号RFが=60dBm、受信信号RFに対する
変換損失が6dB、受信スプリアスに対する変換損失が
33dBとすると、局部発振信号LOのレベルが+10
dBmであることから、次の通りとなる。 出力信号IFのレヘル=入力信号RFのレベル−変換損
失= 60−6 =’ 66dBm出カスプリアスのレ
ヘル=局部発振信号LOのレベル−局部発振信号LOと
受信スプリアスとのDU比−変換損失=+10−70 
33=−93dBmゆえに、出力信号IFと出力スプリ
アスとのDU比−−66−(−93) =27dBとな
る。 第7図は従来例の周波数変換装置の出力スプリアスレス
ポンスを示す図である。本発明の周波数変換装置を用い
て21.875GHzの受信スプリアスを30dB減衰
させると出力信号IFと出力スプリアスとのDU比は5
7dBとなり出力スプリアスを改善することができる。 第8図は本発明の周波数変換装置の化カスブリアスレス
ポンスを示す図である。このように局部発振信号の3倍
波以上の受信スプリアスを3倍波低域通過ろ波器5を追
加して減衰させることにより、この装置は4 GHz帯
の帯域内の出力スプリアスレベルを飛躍的に減少させる
ものである。 以上は3倍波以上の高次高調波を阻止する低域通過ろ波
器を追加するように説明したが、5倍波以上の高次高調
波を阻止する低域通過ろ波器を追加することによっても
相応の効果がある。 〔発明の効果〕 以上説明したように、本発明は、周波数変換器と局部発
振器との間に第二の低域通過ろ波器を設げることにより
、局部発振器の発信周波数の高次の周波数に起因する通
信信号帯域内に落ち込む出力スプリアスを大幅に減じる
ことができる優れたす】果がある。したがって周波数変
換装置の性能を大幅に向上させる利点がある。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a frequency conversion device that eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks and reduces the output cuspid that falls within the communication signal band due to the local oscillator. [Features of the Invention] The present invention provides a frequency converter that converts the frequency of a human signal, a local oscillator that supplies a local oscillation signal to the frequency converter, and an output signal of the local oscillator that is supplied to the frequency converter. a first low-pass filter inserted in a signal path, the frequency converter comprising: a first low-pass filter inserted in the signal path in cascade with the low-pass filter; The present invention is characterized in that it includes a second low-pass filter that attenuates frequencies of high-order harmonics including the above harmonics. [Explanation based on Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a frequency conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the same parts as in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. An input signal RF from an input terminal is connected to a mixer 2 via a bandpass filter 1, a converted signal from the mixer 2 is connected to a bandpass filter 3, and an output signal IF from the bandpass filter 3 is connected. is connected to the output terminal. Here, the feature of the present invention is that a third harmonic low pass filter 5 is provided in the frequency converter, the local oscillation signal LO is inputted from the local oscillator 4 through a terminal, and the third harmonic low pass filter 5 is provided in the frequency converter. It is characterized in that the local oscillation signal LO is input from the pass filter 5 to the mixer 2 via the low pass filter 6 and a terminal. The operation of the frequency conversion device having such a configuration will be explained. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the attenuation characteristics of the third harmonic low-pass filter of the frequency converter of the present invention, and its cutoff frequency rc
z is the local oscillation frequency f1. .. .. Since the frequency is set to approximately 3 times that of o, the amount of attenuation is approximately 15 fb
It extends to o. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the attenuation characteristics obtained by combining the low-pass filter and the 3rd harmonic low-pass filter of the frequency conversion device of the present invention. In FIG. 6, 10 indicates the attenuation characteristic of the low-pass filter 6, 11 indicates the attenuation characteristic of the third harmonic low-pass filter, and 12 indicates the combined attenuation characteristic. Cutoff frequency fc2 is set near frequency 3 Lo
By providing the harmonic low-pass filter 5, reception spurious caused by high-order (order 3 or higher and at least 5 or higher) frequencies of the local oscillator 4 can be removed. Output spurious that falls within the communication signal band can be reduced. - As an example 6/'
The case of the 4 Gllz frequency conversion device is shown below. Input frequency ftn is 6.305Gllz±20M1lz, output frequency fout is 4.08GHz±20MI+2
, when the local oscillation frequency fLaQ is 2.225 GIIz, the reception spurious with a frequency of 21.875 GHz is the DU of the local oscillation signal LO and the reception spurious in the local oscillation output.
desired-to-undesired si
gnal ratio) exists at 70 dB,
Due to this reception spurious and the 8th harmonic of the local oscillation signal LO generated in the 6/4 GH2 frequency converter, f, Lf = fsr8 X fco = 4.075
GHz, and output spurious occurs within the output band. The DU ratio between the output signal IF and the output spurious at this time is, assuming that the received signal RF is 60 dBm, the conversion loss for the received signal RF is 6 dB, and the conversion loss for the received spurious is 33 dB, the level of the local oscillation signal LO is +10 dBm.
Since it is dBm, it is as follows. Level of output signal IF = Level of input signal RF - Conversion loss = 60-6 = ' Level of 66 dBm output cusp = Level of local oscillation signal LO - DU ratio between local oscillation signal LO and reception spurious - Conversion loss = +10 -70
33=-93 dBm, therefore, the DU ratio between the output signal IF and the output spurious is -66-(-93)=27 dB. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an output spurious response of a conventional frequency conversion device. When the frequency conversion device of the present invention is used to attenuate the reception spurious at 21.875 GHz by 30 dB, the DU ratio between the output signal IF and the output spurious is 5.
7 dB, which can improve the output spurious. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the cascading response of the frequency conversion device of the present invention. By adding the third harmonic low-pass filter 5 to attenuate the received spurious waves of the third harmonic or higher of the local oscillation signal in this way, this device can dramatically reduce the output spurious level within the 4 GHz band. This will reduce the The above explanation was about adding a low-pass filter that blocks high-order harmonics of the 3rd harmonic and above, but it is also necessary to add a low-pass filter that blocks high-order harmonics of the 5th harmonic and above. This also has a corresponding effect. [Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention provides a second low-pass filter between the frequency converter and the local oscillator, thereby reducing the high-order oscillation frequency of the local oscillator. This has the excellent effect of significantly reducing output spurious noise that falls within the communication signal band due to frequency. Therefore, there is an advantage that the performance of the frequency conversion device is greatly improved.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は従来例の周波数変換装置のプロ・ツク構成図。 第2図はその低域通過ろ波器の減衰特性を示す図。 第3図は一般の低域通過ろ波器の遮断周波数と帯域外減
衰量との関係を表す減衰特性を示す図。 第4図は本発明一実施例周波数変換装置のブロック構成
図。 第5図はその3倍波低域通過ろ波器の減衰特性を示す図
。 第6図は本発明の周波数変換装置の低域通過ろ波器と3
倍波低域通過ろ波器とを合成した減衰特性を示す図。 第7図は従来例の周波数変換装置の化カスブリアスレス
ポンスを示す図。 第8図は本発明の周波数変換装置の出力スプリアスレス
ポンスを示す図。 1.3・・・帯域通過ろ波器、2・・ベキサ、4局部発
振器、5・・・3倍波低域通過ろ波器、6・・・低域通
過ろ波器、f=/・・・出力スプリアス周波数、f、i
・・・入力周波数、rLo・・・局部発振周波数、to
、tL ・・・出力周波数、fS、・・・受信スプリア
ス周波数、IF・・・出力信号、LO・・・局部発振信
号、RF・・・入力信号。 特許出願人 日本電気株式会社 5、 代理人 弁理士 井 出 直 孝 、:[・ 菖 1 図 □周麦牧 蔦 2 ロ →周i数(Gc) 第 3 図 箔 4図 不5 図 一一伽@麦数− 肩 6 ロ ー周″L狡 箔 8 図
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a conventional frequency conversion device. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the attenuation characteristics of the low-pass filter. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing attenuation characteristics representing the relationship between cutoff frequency and out-of-band attenuation of a general low-pass filter. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a frequency conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the attenuation characteristics of the third harmonic low-pass filter. Figure 6 shows the low-pass filter and 3 of the frequency converter of the present invention.
The figure which shows the attenuation characteristic combined with a harmonic low-pass filter. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the cascading response of a conventional frequency conversion device. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the output spurious response of the frequency conversion device of the present invention. 1.3...Band pass filter, 2...Bex, 4 local oscillator, 5...3rd harmonic low pass filter, 6...Low pass filter, f=/... ...Output spurious frequency, f, i
...Input frequency, rLo...Local oscillation frequency, to
, tL...output frequency, fS,...reception spurious frequency, IF...output signal, LO...local oscillation signal, RF...input signal. Patent applicant: NEC Corporation 5. Agent: Naotaka Ide, patent attorney: [・ Iris 1 Figure □ Shumugi Makitsuta 2 Ro → Shumui number (Gc) Figure 3 Haku 4 Figure Fu 5 Figure 11 @ Mugi Number - Shoulder 6 Low circumference "L Kouhaku 8 Figure

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 (11入力信号の周波数変換をする周波数変換器と、こ
の周波数変換器に局部発振信号を供給する局部発振器と
、 この局部発振器の出力信号が上記周波数変換器に供給さ
れる信号通路に挿入された第一の低域通過ろ波器と を備えた周波数変換装置において、 上記信号通路に上記低域通過ろ波器と縦続に挿入され上
記局部発振信号の周波数の3倍以上の高調波を含む高次
高調波の周波数を減衰させる第二の低域通過ろ波器 を備えたことを特徴とする周波数変換装置。
[Claims] (11) A frequency converter that converts the frequency of an input signal, a local oscillator that supplies a local oscillation signal to this frequency converter, and an output signal of this local oscillator that is supplied to the frequency converter. a first low-pass filter inserted in a signal path, the frequency converter comprising: a first low-pass filter inserted in the signal path in cascade with the low-pass filter; A frequency conversion device comprising a second low-pass filter that attenuates frequencies of high-order harmonics including harmonics of.
JP3124284A 1984-02-20 1984-02-20 Frequency converter Pending JPS60174505A (en)

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