• DocumentCode
    2226533
  • Title

    W-band MMIC VCO with a large tuning range using a pseudomorphic HFET

  • Author

    Bangert, A. ; Schlechtweg, Michael ; Lang, M. ; Haydl, W. ; Bronner, W. ; Fink, T. ; Kohler, K. ; Raynor, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Fraunhofer Inst. for Appl. Solid State Phys., Freiburg, Germany
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    17-21 June 1996
  • Firstpage
    525
  • Abstract
    A widely tunable oscillator with a center frequency of 94 GHz including a two stage buffer amplifier has been designed and fabricated, The output power was 6 mW. The mechanical tuning range by removing air-bridges was 18 GHz. The electrical tuning range was 8 GHz. The noise performance was better than -67 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz from the carrier.
  • Keywords
    MMIC oscillators; field effect MIMIC; integrated circuit noise; millimetre wave oscillators; voltage-controlled oscillators; 6 mW; 94 GHz; MMIC VCO; W-band; center frequency; electrical tuning range; mechanical tuning range; noise performance; output power; pseudomorphic HFET; tuning range; two stage buffer amplifier; widely tunable oscillator; Circuits; Etching; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; HEMTs; MMICs; MODFETs; Power generation; Tuning; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1996., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3246-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1996.510988
  • Filename
    510988