Title :
A HEMT based MIC tripler with spectral purity at Ku/K band output frequency
Author :
Sinha, Jaivardhan ; Ramasubramanian, R.
Author_Institution :
ISRO Satellite Center, Bangalore, India
Abstract :
This paper presents a design approach of Ku/K band Tripler of spectral purity with harmonics and fundamental suppressed below 40 dB (typical) from 15.9 GHz to 17.7 GHz and better than 30 dB at 18 GHz of output frequency. The conversion loss is around 7.4 dB at the designed input fundamental frequency of 5.59 GHz for a low RF input power of +1.0 dBm at the circuit input. The active device used is HEMT (CFY-67) of Infineon. The circuit is fabricated using planar thin film technology (MIC).
Keywords :
high electron mobility transistors; integrated circuit design; microwave integrated circuits; HEMT based MIC tripler; active device; conversion loss; frequency 15.9 GHz to 17.7 GHz; frequency 18 GHz; frequency 5.59 GHz; planar thin film technology; spectral purity; Frequency measurement; HEMTs; Harmonic analysis; Power generation; Power harmonic filters; Radio frequency; HEMT; Ku/K band; Nonlinear model; Tripler;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and RF Conference, 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
New Delhi
DOI :
10.1109/IMaRC.2013.6777751
