Ultra-low Noise Figure and low Phase Noise compliant Compact Ku Band down Converter

Abstract

This paper describes the design and development of a compact outdoor Ku Band down Converter with ultra-low Noise Figure and inbuilt synthesizer with low phase noise which converts a Ku Band signal to L-Band signal which is then fed to a signal processing unit. The bandwidth of operation in Ku-band is 0.8 GHz with a frequency step resolution of 10 MHz The self-generated reference frequency input to the module is a very low phase noise 10 MHz source.