• DocumentCode
    2025564
  • Title

    A Microwave Frequency Halver with Conversion Gain

  • Author

    Stapleton, S.P. ; Stubbs, M.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Communications, Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • fYear
    1986
  • fDate
    8-12 Sept. 1986
  • Firstpage
    749
  • Lastpage
    753
  • Abstract
    A novel frequency halver circuit is presented, based on the concept of parametric division using a Schottky diode. This technique utilizes the gate to source Schottky diodes of two FETs in a half frequency, resonant loop configuration. Measurements of such a frequency divider, for an input signal in X-band, show conversion gain with good suppression of the fundamental frequency. Unlike its predecessors, it is characterized by a low turn-on threshold.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; FETs; Frequency conversion; Frequency locked loops; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Microwave frequencies; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Schottky diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 1986. 16th European
  • Conference_Location
    Dublin, Ireland
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EUMA.1986.334282
  • Filename
    4133765