Title :
Notch-front diodes for millimetre-wave integrated circuits
Author :
Schneider, M.V. ; Carlson, E.R.
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories, Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel, USA
Abstract :
A new diode chip is described which has lower parasitics and a smaller series resistance than conventional millimetre-wave diodes. A subharmonically pumped mixer built with a pair of these notch-front diodes has shown a single sideband mixer noise figure of 5 dB and a mixer noise temperature of 400 K at a signal frequency of 95 GHz.
Keywords :
microwave integrated circuits; mixers (circuits); semiconductor diodes; solid-state microwave devices; 95 GHz; MM wave integrated circuits; noise figure; noise temperature; notch front diodes; signal frequency; single sideband mixer; subharmonically pumped mixer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19770526
