Title :
Design of a rugged millimeter-wave doubler using a series varactor configuration
Author_Institution :
COM DEV Ltd., Cambridge, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A series diode microstrip doubler using a commercially available varactor diode has been developed using hard substrated technology in Q-band. The multiplier exhibited a conversion loss of less than 8 dB when driven by 200 mW. Temperature testing over the -60 to +100 degrees C range showed an output power variation of +or-1 dB. The design has exhibited the ability to withstand 30-g sine and 24-g rms vibration without failure.<>
Keywords :
environmental testing; frequency multipliers; hybrid integrated circuits; microwave integrated circuits; strip line components; varactors; -60 to 100 C; 200 mW; 8 dB; EHF; MM-waves; Q-band; commercially available varactor diode; conversion loss; hard substrated technology; millimeter-wave doubler; output power variation; rugged design; series diode microstrip doubler; series varactor configuration; vibration; Bonding; Circuits; Costs; Cutoff frequency; Diodes; Filters; Impedance; Microstrip; Millimeter wave technology; Varactors;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1988., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
New York, NY, USA
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1988.22149
