The design and simulation of a 0.14 THz frequency doubler

Author

Miao, L. ; Deng, X.J. ; Xiong, X.Z. ; Wang, C. ; Liu, J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Technol., SWJTU, Chengdu, China

Volume

1

fYear

2012

fDate

5-8 May 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The Structure and simulation of a wideband, high efficiency 0.14THz Schottky varactors frequency doubler have been presented. The doubler is based on quartz microstrip circuit integrated in waveguide cavity, in which wire bonding is used to get diode grounded and apply external DC bias properly and wideband electromagnetic coupling structures are also designed for various sections of frequency doubler. Based on the analysis of modeling and impedance of Schottky varactors, the optimal doubler design have been accomplished by combining the three-dimensional finite element calculator with nonlinear harmonic balance tool. The simulation results shows: at the 65 ~ 75GHz driving frequency and 20dBm driving power, the maximum output power of frequency doubler is 10dBm with efficiency up to 10.8 %.

Keywords

MIMIC; Schottky diodes; finite element analysis; frequency multipliers; lead bonding; millimetre wave frequency convertors; quartz; varactors; 3D finite element calculator; Schottky varactors frequency doubler; external DC bias; frequency 0.14 THz; frequency 65 GHz to 75 GHz; nonlinear harmonic balance tool; quartz microstrip circuit; waveguide cavity; wideband electromagnetic coupling structures; wire bonding; Frequency conversion; Impedance; Power generation; Power harmonic filters; Schottky diodes; Varactors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology (ICMMT), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shenzhen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2184-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMMT.2012.6229988

Filename

6229988