Title :
A 5 mW-290 GHz heterostructure barrier tripler in a waveguide configuration
Author :
David, T. ; Guillon, M. ; Arscott, S. ; Maestrini, A. ; Akalin, T. ; Lecomte, B. ; Carbonell, J. ; Chaubet, M. ; Mounaix, P. ; Beaudin, G. ; Lippens, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´Electron. et de Microelectron. du Nord, Lille I Univ., Villeneuve d´Ascq, France
Abstract :
An output power of 5 mW has been demonstrated at 290 GHz by tripling a primary signal in the W band. The nonlinear devices are high performance InP-based heterostructure barrier varactors mounted in mechanically tuned waveguide harmonic multiplier. The flange-to-flange maximum efficiency was 5% whereas the bandwidth is around 30 GHz. These results are the highest to date for an HBV multiplier operating at these frequencies.
Keywords :
frequency multipliers; millimetre wave circuits; millimetre wave frequency convertors; varactors; waveguide components; 290 GHz; 5 mW; W band; flange-to-flange maximum efficiency; heterostructure barrier tripler; mechanically tuned waveguide harmonic multiplier; output power; primary signal; varactors; waveguide configuration; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Capacitance-voltage characteristics; Doping; Fabrication; Frequency; Ohmic contacts; Power generation; Stacking; Varactors;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2001 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6538-0
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2001.967224
