New topology of the GaAs non-linear transmission line (NLTL) using microstrip line technology

Author

Salamh, D. ; Linton, D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Queen´s Univ., Belfast, UK

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

17-21 June 1996

Firstpage

823

Abstract

A novel NLTL is designed using microstrip as an alternative to the coplanar wave guide (CPW) approach which has the advantage of reduced chip size and cost. A frequency multiplier has been designed with the number of sections optimized for power output using harmonic balance simulation. The large and small signal models of the 4*75 /spl mu/m GaAs schottky diode which is used in the design are verified using S-parameters and large signal measurements.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; S-parameters; Schottky diodes; frequency multipliers; gallium arsenide; microstrip lines; transmission line theory; GaAs; NLTL; S-parameters; Schottky diode; chip size; design optimization; frequency multiplier; harmonic balance simulation; large signal model; microstrip line technology; nonlinear transmission line; small signal model; topology; Coplanar transmission lines; Coplanar waveguides; Costs; Design optimization; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Microstrip; Power transmission lines; Topology; Transmission lines;

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.1996.511064

Filename

511064