Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Maestrini, A.
• Ward, J.S.
• Gill, J.J.
• Javadi, H.S.
• Schlecht, E.
• Tripon-Canseliet, C.
• Chattopadhyay, G.
• Mehdi, I.

Titel

A 540-640-GHz high-efficiency four-anode frequency tripler

Ist Teil von

• IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques, 2005-09, Vol.53 (9), p.2835-2843

Ort / Verlag

Jet Propulsion Laboratory: IEEE

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We report on the design and performance of a broad-band, high-power 540-640-GHz fix-tuned balanced frequency tripler chip that utilizes four planar Schottky anodes. The suspended strip-line circuit is fabricated with a 12-/spl mu/m-thick support frame and is mounted in a split waveguide block. The chip is supported by thick beam leads that are also used to provide precise RF grounding. At room temperature, the tripler delivers 0.9-1.8 mW across the band with an estimated efficiency of 4.5%-9%. When cooled to 120 K, the tripler provides 2.0-4.2 mW across the band with an estimated efficiency of 8%-12%.