A W band high order frequency mixer based on avalanche diode

Author

Minghua Zhao ; Ke Li ; Yong Fan ; Zhongbo Zhu

Author_Institution

EHF Key Lab. of Fundamental Sci., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China

fYear

2013

fDate

9-11 Dec. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

An investigation of W band avalanche diode high order frequency mixer is presented. The nonlinearity property of avalanche breakdown effect has evoked great interest in frequency conversion by high order harmonic. Theoretical analysis of harmonic character of avalanche diode is outlined. In experiment, a minimum frequency conversion loss of 18.1dB is obtained by 15th harmonic frequency mixer based on avalanche diode.

Keywords

avalanche breakdown; avalanche diodes; biomedical electronics; frequency convertors; harmonic generation; microwave devices; 15th harmonic frequency mixer; W band avalanche diode high order frequency mixer; avalanche breakdown effect; harmonic character; high order harmonic; loss 18.1 dB; minimum frequency conversion loss; nonlinearity property; Harmonic analysis; Millimeter wave technology; Mixers; Power harmonic filters; RF signals; Schottky diodes; Avalanche diode; frequency mixer; high order harmonic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Workshop Series on RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-BIO), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Singapore

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2013.6756215

Filename

6756215