DocumentCode
3391531
Title
A new circuit structure for microwave frequency doublers
Author
Fikart, J. ; Xuan, Y.
Author_Institution
MPR Teltech Ltd., Burnaby, BC, Canada
fYear
1993
fDate
14-15 June 1993
Firstpage
145
Lastpage
148
Abstract
A circuit structure for microwave frequency doublers which features effective suppression of fundamental and odd harmonics (>50 dB), conversion gain (>3 dB) and simplicity of the circuit is presented. Either a balanced or unbalanced configuration can be selected at the output without requiring baluns or transformers, thereby reducing the loss and simplifying the circuit. Nonlinear computer simulation was carried out during the design of a monolithic-microwave-integrated-circuit (MMIC) doubler using the present circuit configuration. Very good performance was predicted and verified by experimental results.<>
Keywords
MMIC; frequency multipliers; 3 dB; MMIC; balanced configuration; circuit structure; computer simulation; conversion gain; microwave frequency doublers; monolithic-microwave-integrated-circuit; unbalanced configuration; Bridge circuits; Differential amplifiers; Diodes; Impedance matching; MMICs; Microwave circuits; Microwave frequencies; Millimeter wave measurements; Rectifiers; Transformers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits Symposium, 1993. Digest of Papers., IEEE 1993
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1322-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MCS.1993.247457
Filename
247457
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