Title :
GaAs monolithic analogue frequency halver
Author :
Stapleton, Shawn P. ; Stubbs, M.G. ; Wight, Jim S.
Author_Institution :
Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada
Abstract :
A new 12 GHz GaAs monolithic analogue frequency halver is presented. The circuit uses two FETs to parametrically produce the subharmonic output frequency. A bandwidth of 650 MHz was obtained for an input power level of 14 dBm. The typical conversion loss was 9 dB.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; field effect integrated circuits; frequency dividers; gallium arsenide; microwave integrated circuits; monolithic integrated circuits; GaAs monolithic analogue frequency halver; MMIC; SHF; bandwidth; conversion loss; input power level; semiconductors; subharmonic output frequency;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860530
