A distributed heterostructure barrier varactor frequency tripler

被引:29
作者
Hollung, S [1 ]
Stake, J [1 ]
Dillner, L [1 ]
Ingvarson, M [1 ]
Kollberg, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Chalmers Univ Technol, Dept Microelect ED, S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
来源
IEEE MICROWAVE AND GUIDED WAVE LETTERS | 2000年 / 10卷 / 01期
关键词
HBV; NLTL; varactor frequency multiplier;
D O I
10.1109/75.842076
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We present a broad-hand nonlinear transmission Line (NLTL) frequency multiplier at F-band. The multiplier consists of a finline section periodically loaded with 15 heterostructure barrier varactor (HBV) diodes. Tapered slot antennas are used to couple the fundamental signal from a WR-22 rectangular waveguide to the distributed multiplier as well as radiate the output power into free spare. The frequency tripler exhibits 10-dBm peak radiated power at 130.5 GHz with more than 10% 3-dB bandwidth and 7% conversion efficiency. The tripler can be used as an inexpensive broad-band solid-state source for millimeter-wave applications.
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页码:24 / 26
页数:3
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