Title :
450 GHz millimetre-wave signal from frequency tripler with heterostructure barrier varactors on gold substrate
Author :
Saglam, M. ; Schumann, B. ; Mullerwiebus, V. ; Megej, A. ; Auer, U. ; Rodríguez-Gírones, M. ; Judaschke, R. ; Tegude, F.J. ; Hartnagel, H.L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztechnik, Technische Univ. Darmstadt, Germany
fDate :
6/20/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The fabrication technique and measurement of whisker-contacted heterostructure barrier varactors on gold substrate is reported. The gold substrate provides reduced parasitic losses and improved heatsink capabilities, which increase the efficiency of the frequency multipliers based on these devices. Preliminary measurements have shown an output power of 80 μW and efficiency of 0.05% at an output frequency of 450 GHz
Keywords :
frequency multipliers; heat sinks; millimetre wave frequency convertors; varactors; 0.05 percent; 450 GHz; 80 muW; efficiency; frequency multipliers; frequency tripler; heatsink capabilities; heterostructure barrier varactors; millimetre-wave signal; output frequency; output power; parasitic losses; whisker-contacted varactors;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020429
