Title :
A 200 GHz tripler using a single barrier varactor
Author :
Choudhury, Debabani ; Frerking, Margaret A. ; Batelaan, Paul D.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present results for a tripler to 200 GHz using a single barrier varactor (SBV). The performance of the tripler, over an output frequency range from 186 to 207 GHz, has been measured in a crossed waveguide mount. The theoretical performance of the device and the tripler mount have been calculated using large signal analysis. An overall efficiency of 2% was achieved with efficiency at the device of above 5%. A comparison of theoretical and measured results and a discussion of various losses in the mount and the varactor are also presented
Keywords :
frequency multipliers; losses; nonlinear network analysis; solid-state microwave circuits; solid-state microwave devices; varactors; 186 to 207 GHz; crossed waveguide mount; large signal analysis; losses; single barrier varactor; tripler; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Capacitance-voltage characteristics; Circuits; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency conversion; Gallium arsenide; Impedance; Varactors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
