@conference{10902/2665, year = {2008}, month = {9}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/2665}, abstract = {A parametric circuit based on varactor-diodes is presented for its application as a frequency selective limiter. A simplified analytical model is initially derived for a general understanding of the circuit performance. The power limitation is due to the frequency division of above threshold signals, leading to a reduction of the output power at the input frequency. Next, harmonic-balance simulation is applied to analyze the limiter behavior in presence of a strong and a weak signal. A matching technique is derived to increase the input-power range with high limitation level. Cascaded detuned stages are used to limit multiple above-threshold signals. An in-depth analysis of the behavior under two interferers is also presented, showing that each stage enables the frequency division of a different interferer. The techniques have been successfully applied to a frequency selective limiter in the 850 MHz band.}, publisher = {URSI 2008, XXIII Simposium Nacional de la Unión Científica Internacional de Radio, Madrid}, title = {Limitadores selectivos en frecuencia basados en circuitos paramétricos}, author = {Ramírez Terán, Franco Ariel and Melvile, Robert and Suárez Rodríguez, Almudena and Kenney, James Stevenson}, }