A Ka-band Frontend for mmWave MIMO and Beamforming Applications

With the new paradigms of wireless communications, and its expectation for the future development, there are continuous needs for bandwidth, leading the systems to operate in the millimeter wave bands, however, requiring more powerful systems using MIMO or Beamforming. In this work is presented an RF frontend in configurations of Upconverter and Downconverter, designed to Ka-band. The implemented modules can then be easily integrated into existing Software Defined Radio systems making it more practical and faster to implement beamforming and MIMO systems in the mmWaves.