A 200 GHZ TRIPLER USING A SINGLE BARRIER VARACTOR

被引:25
作者
CHOUDHURY, D [1 ]
FRERKING, MA [1 ]
BATELAAN, PD [1 ]
机构
[1] JET PROP LAB,MICROWAVE OBSERV SYST SECT,PASADENA,CA 91109
基金
美国国家航空航天局;
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10.1109/22.231651
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
In this paper, we present results for a tripler to 200 GHz using a single barrier varactor (SBV). The performance of the tripler, over an output frequency range from 186 to 207 GHz, has been measured in a crossed waveguide mount. The theoretical performance of the device and the tripler mount have been calculated using large signal analysis. An overall efficiency of 2% was achieved with efficiency at the device of above 5%. A comparison of theoretical and measured results and a discussion of various losses in the mount and the varactor are presented.
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