• DocumentCode
    1856891
  • Title

    An 80/160 GHz broadband, fixed-tuned, balanced frequency doubler

  • Author

    Porterfield, D.W. ; Crowe, T.W. ; Bradley, R.F. ; Erickson, N.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    7-12 June 1998
  • Firstpage
    391
  • Abstract
    We report on the development of a high-power, broadband, fixed-tuned 80/160 GHz frequency doubler. The design is based on a similar 40/80 GHz doubler which exhibited a measured 3 dB bandwidth of 17% and peak efficiency of 48% at an output power of 100 mW. Simulations for the new 80/160 GHz doubler indicate similar bandwidth and efficiency. The focus of this paper is the design and simulation of the 80/160 GHz doubler. Test results will be presented at the conference.
  • Keywords
    Schottky diodes; circuit tuning; frequency multipliers; millimetre wave circuits; millimetre wave frequency convertors; varactors; 160 GHz; 3 dB bandwidth; 48 percent; 80 GHz; Schottky varactors; balanced frequency doubler; design; fixed-tuned circuit; mm-wave frequency convertors; output power; peak efficiency; simulation; Anodes; Bandwidth; Circuits; Conductors; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; Radio astronomy; Tuners; Varactors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4471-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1998.705016
  • Filename
    705016