Title :
Design of balanced hybrid C band MESFET-based frequency tripler
Author :
Bunz, Bernd ; Kompa, Günter
Author_Institution :
student member, IEEE, University of Kassel, Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztechnik, Wilhelmshöher Allee 73, D-34121 Kassel, Germany, Tel: +49-561-804-6535, Fax: -6529, E-mail: bunz@hfm.e-technik.uni-kassel.de
Abstract :
This paper presents two balanced concepts of frequency triplers for the C band. The circuits are based on 4 × 75 ¿m 0.5 ¿m MESFETs in hybrid environment. Measurements resulted in a conversion gain of 1.2 dB and a suppression of 28 dB for fo and 45 dB for 2fo for a 3-FET tripler.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Circuit stability; Coupling circuits; FETs; Frequency; Gain measurement; MESFETs; Power generation; Power harmonic filters; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2002. 32nd European
Conference_Location :
Milan, Italy
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.2002.339460
