Title :
28-39 GHz distributed harmonic generation on a soliton nonlinear transmission line
Author :
Carman, Eric ; Giboney, Kirk ; Case, Michael ; Kamegawa, Masayuki ; Yu, Ruai ; Abe, Kathryn ; Rodwell, M.J.W. ; Franklin, Jeff
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A second-harmonic generation is reported in the 26-40-GHz band through soliton propagation on a GaAs monolithic nonlinear transmission line. At 20-dBm input power, a 20-diode structure attained <12-dB conversion loss for input frequencies from 13.5-18 GHz, with 9.3-dB minimum conversion loss, while a 10-diode structure attained <12-dB loss, 14-19.5 GHz (7.3-dB minimum). With reduction of conductor skin losses, broadband operation and peak conversion efficiencies approaching -3 dB are attainable.<>
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; MMIC; Schottky-barrier diodes; frequency multipliers; gallium arsenide; harmonic generation; ladder networks; solitons; strip line components; 13 to 19.5 GHz; 26 to 40 GHz; 9.3 to 12 dB; CPW; EHF; GaAs; MM-wave frequency multiplication; Schottky diodes; broadband operation; conductor skin losses; conversion loss; coplanar waveguide sections; distributed harmonic generation; monolithic transmission lines; peak conversion efficiencies; second-harmonic generation; soliton nonlinear transmission line; soliton propagation; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; Power transmission lines; Schottky diodes; Solitons; Transmission lines; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
