A 141-GHz Quasi-Optical HBV Diode Frequency Tripler
Paper in proceeding, 1999
A 141-GHz quasi-optical heterostructure barrier varactor (HBV) diode frequency tripler is presented. The tripler consists of two slot antennas loaded with FEW diodes and located at the focal plane of a dielectric lens. A quasi-optical high-pass filter is used at the output to improve the conversion efficiency and act as a tuning element for the slot antennas. The tripler demonstrates an effectively isotropic radiated power (EIRP) of 2.24 W at 141 GHz with an input power of 143 mW. The corresponding radiated power is 11.5 mW and the tripler conversion efficiency is about 8%.
frequency multiplier
HBV
Author
Stein Hollung
Department of Microelectronics
Jan Stake
Department of Microelectronics
Lars Dillner
Department of Microelectronics
Erik Kollberg
Department of Microelectronics
Tenth International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology
492-500
Areas of Advance
Information and Communication Technology
Subject Categories
Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering