• DocumentCode
    726077
  • Title

    Electronic frequency tuning of a high-power 2.45GHz GaN oscillator

  • Author

    Bansleben, Christian ; Heinrich, Wolfgang

  • Author_Institution
    Ferdinand-Braun-Inst. (FBH), Leibniz-Inst. fuer Hoechstfrequenztechnik, Berlin, Germany
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    17-22 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    High-power solid-state microwave oscillators are useful for various applications. However, electronic frequency tuning has been a problem so far, due to the high voltage and current swings involved. This paper presents a solution for a high-power 2.45 GHz oscillator, using GaN transistors and SiC varactors. The VCO provides a peak output power of 56 W which can be tuned within the entire 2.45 GHz ISM band with 2.7 dB power ripple and an efficiency of more than 35%.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium compounds; microwave oscillators; silicon compounds; transistors; varactors; wide band gap semiconductors; GaN; ISM band; SiC; current swings; electronic frequency tuning; frequency 2.45 GHz; high-power solid-state microwave oscillators; power 56 W; power ripple; Capacitance; HEMTs; Oscillators; Q measurement; Tuning; Varactors; GaN; Schottky; SiC; VCO; generator; power oscillator; varactor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium (IMS), 2015 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.2015.7166904
  • Filename
    7166904