Submillimeter-wave sideband generation using varactor Schottky diodes

Author

Kurtz, D.S. ; Hesler, J.L. ; Crowe, T.W. ; Weikle, R.M., II

Author_Institution

Virginia Diodes Inc., Charlottesville, VA, USA

Volume

50

Issue

11

fYear

2002

Firstpage

2610

Lastpage

2617

Abstract

A submillimeter-wave sideband generator based on phase modulation is described. The sideband generator consists of a whisker-contacted Schottky varactor mounted in a reduced-height waveguide. A microwave pump signal modulates the reflection coefficient the varactor presents to an incident submillimeter-wave carrier. The circuit discussed in this paper has exhibited a carrier-to-single sideband conversion loss of 14 dB and an output power of 55 /spl mu/W at 1.6 THz.

Keywords

Schottky diode mixers; microwave parametric devices; phase modulation; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave mixers; varactors; 1.6 THz; 14 dB; 55 muW; incident submillimeter-wave carrier; microwave pump signal; parametric upconverters; phase modulation; pumped nonlinear reactance; reduced-height waveguide; reflection coefficient; submillimeter-wave sideband generator; whisker-contacted Schottky varactor; Frequency conversion; Microwave devices; Mixers; Power generation; Schottky diodes; Submillimeter wave circuits; Submillimeter wave communication; Submillimeter wave technology; Tunable circuits and devices; Varactors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMTT.2002.804511

Filename

1046037