A SINGLE BARRIER VARACTOR QUINTUPLER AT 170 GHZ

被引:19
作者
RAISANEN, AV
TOLMUNEN, TJ
NATZIC, M
FRERKING, MA
BROWN, E
GRONQVIST, H
NILSEN, SM
机构
[1] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,PASADENA,CA 91109
[2] MIT,LINCOLN LAB,LEXINGTON,MA 02173
[3] CHALMERS UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT APPL ELECTRON PHYS,S-41296 GOTHENBURG,SWEDEN
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美国国家航空航天局;
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10.1109/22.372117
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
InGaAs/InAlAs single-barrier varactor (SBV) diodes are tested as frequency quintuplers. The diodes were tested in a crossed-waveguide structure and provided output frequencies between 148 and 187 GHz. The highest observed flange-to-flange efficiency was 0.78% at an output frequency of 172 GHz. This is nearly four times greater than the best quintupler efficiency obtained for previous SBV varactors made from the GaAs/AlGaAs materials system.
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页码:685 / 688
页数:4
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