Tripler circuit design with Schottky varactors

Author

Grajal, Jesús ; Krozer, Viktor ; Maldonado, Francisco ; González, Emilio ; Lin, Chi-I ; Hartnagel, Hans L.

Author_Institution

ETSI Telecomunicacion, Univ. Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

fYear

1998

fDate

3-4 Sep 1998

Firstpage

153

Lastpage

156

Abstract

We focus on the analysis of the optimum operating conditions for millimeter-wave varactor frequency triplers. This study is based on coupling circuit-oriented analysis with semiconductor simulation. Such an approach enables to concurrently optimize the device electrical and geometrical parameters together with achievable output power, conversion efficiency and the required loads at the specific harmonics. We employ the harmonic-balance method together with a physics-based drift-diffusion numerical device simulator

Keywords

Schottky diodes; circuit optimisation; circuit simulation; frequency multipliers; millimetre wave diodes; millimetre wave frequency convertors; nonlinear network synthesis; varactors; Schottky varactors; conversion efficiency; coupling circuit-oriented analysis; harmonic-balance method; millimeter-wave frequency triplers; numerical device simulator; optimum operating conditions; output power; physics-based drift-diffusion simulator; semiconductor simulation; tripler circuit design; Analytical models; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Circuit synthesis; Coupling circuits; Frequency; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave technology; Power generation; Varactors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Terahertz Electronics Proceedings, 1998. THz Ninety Eight. 1998 IEEE Sixth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Leeds

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4903-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/THZ.1998.731690

Filename

731690