Title :
Gated tunnel diode with a reactive bias stabilizing network for 60 GHz impulse radio implementations
Author :
Egard, Mikael ; Ärlelid, Mats ; Lind, Erik ; Wernersson, Lars-Erik
Author_Institution :
Solid State Phys., Lund Univ., Lund, Sweden
Abstract :
We report on a gated tunnel diode (GTD) and its operation in a 60 GHz pulsed oscillator, also known as a wavelet generator. The wavelet generator operates with the aid of a reactive bias stabilizing network, which minimizes the DC power consumption. This allows for 60 GHz wavelets as short as 56 ps to be produced, with a corresponding energy consumption of 1.0 pJ, which is a factor of 3.6 lower as compared to earlier results. The operation of the GTD is described by a small signal equivalent model deduced from S-parameter measurements.
Keywords :
S-parameters; power consumption; resonant tunnelling diodes; ultra wideband communication; DC power consumption; S-parameter measurements; gated tunnel diode; impulse radio; reactive bias stabilizing network; wavelet generator; Baseband; Capacitors; Coplanar waveguides; Gallium arsenide; Generators; Logic gates; Oscillators;
Conference_Titel :
Device Research Conference (DRC), 2010
Conference_Location :
South Bend, IN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6562-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3770
DOI :
10.1109/DRC.2010.5551891
