Title :
Planar D-band frequency doubler and Y-band tripler on PTFE laminates
Author :
Hrobak, Michael ; Sterns, Michael ; Schramm, Marcus ; Stein, Wadim ; Poprawa, F. ; Ziroff, Andreas ; Schur, Jan ; Schmidt, Lorenz-Peter
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microwaves & Photonics, Friedrich-Alexander Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
To extend the frequency range of existing short-range radar modules for industrial applications, millimeter-wave frequency multipliers based on cost-effective PCB technology are required. This paper describes a zero-bias D-band frequency doubler and Y-band frequency tripler based on pure PTFE material and the commercially available DBES105a diode from United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS). At an input drive level range of 16 dBm to 18 dBm the multipliers deliver output power levels POUT ∈ [5, -5] dBm from 100 GHz to 160 GHz and POUT ∈ [-11, -20] dBm from 180 GHz to 230 GHz.
Keywords :
frequency multipliers; laminates; millimetre wave frequency convertors; millimetre wave radar; printed circuits; semiconductor diodes; DBES105a diode; PCB technology; PTFE laminates; PTFE material; Y-band frequency tripler; industrial applications; millimeter-wave frequency multipliers; planar D-band frequency doubler; short-range radar modules; united monolithic semiconductors; zero-bias frequency doubler; MMICs; Mixers; Radar;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665856
