• DocumentCode
    3188123
  • Title

    V-band monolithic IMPATT VCO

  • Author

    Bayraktaroglu, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    25-27 May 1988
  • Firstpage
    687
  • Abstract
    Integration of a GaAs IMPATT oscillator and a varactor diode on a single chip is reported. The IMPATT oscillator was in the form of a half-wavelength microstrip resonator excited on both ends symmetrically by a pair of diodes. A third diode was placed close to one end of the resonator and used to control the oscillation frequency of the oscillator through a coupling capacitor. Depending on the value of the coupling capacitor, tuning ranges of up to 1.5 GHz could be obtained at a center frequency of 55 GHz. Typical output powers were in the 100 to 400 mW range.<>
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; IMPATT diodes; microwave integrated circuits; microwave oscillators; variable-frequency oscillators; 100 to 400 mW; 55 GHz; GaAs; V-band; center frequency; coupling capacitor; half-wavelength microstrip resonator; monolithic IMPATT VCO; oscillation frequency; output powers; tuning ranges; varactor diode; Capacitors; Circuits; Diodes; Etching; Fabrication; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Millimeter wave technology; Varactors; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1988., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    New York, NY, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1988.22125
  • Filename
    22125