High efficiency frequency multipliers using substrateless Schottky diodes

Author

Simon, Ansgar ; Lin, Chih-I ; Rodriguez-Gironcs, M. ; Hartnagel, Hans L. ; Zimmermann, Peter ; Zimmermann, Rüdiger ; Henneberger, Ralf

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Hochenergiephys., Darmstadt, Germany

fYear

1998

fDate

3-4 Sep 1998

Firstpage

72

Lastpage

73

Abstract

We report on high efficiency frequency multipliers for the frequency range 150-500 GHz. These frequency multipliers use the whiskered substrateless Schottky diode that provides minimum series resistance and improved heat sink capabilities. Recently a doubler efficiency of 40% at 150 GHz and tripler efficiencies of 19% (P_out=5.6 mW) at 267 GHz, 16% (P_out=5.5 mW) at 300 GHz and 8% (P_out=2 mW) at 480 GHz are the highest efficiencies that have been achieved

Keywords

Schottky diodes; capacitance; frequency multipliers; millimetre wave diodes; millimetre wave frequency convertors; submillimetre wave circuits; submillimetre wave diodes; varactors; 150 to 500 GHz; 2 to 5.6 mW; 8 to 40 percent; doubler efficiency; heat sink capabilities; high efficiency frequency multipliers; minimum series resistance; substrateless Schottky diodes; tripler efficiencies; whiskered Schottky diode; Capacitance; Doping; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Passivation; Polyimides; Power generation; Schottky diodes; Space technology; Varactors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Terahertz Electronics Proceedings, 1998. THz Ninety Eight. 1998 IEEE Sixth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Leeds

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4903-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/THZ.1998.731667

Filename

731667