Record performance of a 250 GHz InP-based heterostructure barrier varactor tripler

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作者
Mélique, X
Maestrini, A
Mounaix, P
Favreau, M
Vanbésien, O
Goutoule, JM
Beaudin, G
Nähri, T
Lippens, D
机构
[1] Univ Lille 1, Inst Elect & Microelect Nord, CNRS, UMR 9929, F-59652 Villeneuve Dascq, France
[2] Observ Paris Meudon, DEMIRM, F-75014 Paris, France
[3] Matra Marconi Space France, F-31402 Toulouse, France
[4] European Space Res & Technol Ctr, NL-2000 AG Noordwijk, Netherlands
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10.1049/el:19990626
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Record performances in terms of output power (9.5dBm) and maximum efficiency (12.3%) have been demonstrated for a 250GHz heterostructure barrier varactor tripler. Such good results are explained by the use of highly nonlinear InGaAs/InAlAs/AlAs planar integrated diodes, which are seen to have numerous advantages over their GaAs-based counterparts.
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页码:938 / 939
页数:2
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