DocumentCode
3551731
Title
A submillimeter-wave planar diode mixer-design and evaluation
Author
Newman, T. ; Ng, K.T.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
fYear
1991
fDate
10-14 July 1991
Firstpage
1293
Abstract
A 345-GHz mixer using a planar GaAs Schottky diode has been designed and tested. The design process used nonlinear and linear numerical mixer analysis as well as scale-model impedance measurements. Using a planar diode eliminates the disadvantages of mechanical instability and labor-intensive assembly associated with conventional whisker-contacted diodes. Test results indicate performance on the same level as that of the best whisker-contacted room-temperature mixers for submillimeter wavelengths.<>
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; Schottky-barrier diodes; gallium arsenide; mixers (circuits); solid-state microwave circuits; submillimetre wave devices; 345 GHz; GaAs; Schottky diode; design process; linear analysis; nonlinear analysis; planar diode mixer; scale-model impedance measurements; submillimeter-wave; Chemicals; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; Microstrip; Schottky diodes; Submillimeter wave circuits; Submillimeter wave integrated circuits; Submillimeter wave technology; Temperature; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1991., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
Boston, MA, USA
ISSN
0149-645X
Print_ISBN
0-87942-591-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1991.147260
Filename
147260
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