A Novel Balanced Frequency Tripler With Improved Power Capacity for Submillimeter-Wave Application

This letter reports on the demonstration of a 204-232-GHz Schottky diode frequency tripler based on the novel balanced configuration, which provides superior power handling to traditional approaches. This tripler adopts a novel balanced configuration, which utilizes a symmetrical circuit to achieve...

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Published inIEEE microwave and wireless components letters Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 925 - 928
Main Authors Tian, Yaoling, Huang, Kun, He, Yue, Li, Li, Cen, Jina, Lin, Changxing, Zhang, Jian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.08.2021
Subjects
Balanced
frequency triplers
Harmonic analysis
Power generation
Power harmonic filters
Power measurement
Schottky diode
Schottky diodes
System-on-chip
terahertz (THz)
Wireless communication
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Abstract This letter reports on the demonstration of a 204-232-GHz Schottky diode frequency tripler based on the novel balanced configuration, which provides superior power handling to traditional approaches. This tripler adopts a novel balanced configuration, which utilizes a symmetrical circuit to achieve the improved amplitude and phase balance, as well as dc bias without any on-chip capacitor. Thus, this tripler features improved power capacity by multiple diodes and better conversion efficiency. At room temperature, the fabricated tripler exhibits a 22.1% peak conversion efficiency for a nominal input power of around 300-560 mW. This tripler can deliver maximum power of 84.5 mW and 16.2% conversion efficiency for 521-mW input power at 226.8 GHz.
AbstractList This letter reports on the demonstration of a 204-232-GHz Schottky diode frequency tripler based on the novel balanced configuration, which provides superior power handling to traditional approaches. This tripler adopts a novel balanced configuration, which utilizes a symmetrical circuit to achieve the improved amplitude and phase balance, as well as dc bias without any on-chip capacitor. Thus, this tripler features improved power capacity by multiple diodes and better conversion efficiency. At room temperature, the fabricated tripler exhibits a 22.1% peak conversion efficiency for a nominal input power of around 300-560 mW. This tripler can deliver maximum power of 84.5 mW and 16.2% conversion efficiency for 521-mW input power at 226.8 GHz.
Author Li, Li
Lin, Changxing
Zhang, Jian
Cen, Jina
Tian, Yaoling
He, Yue
Huang, Kun
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SubjectTerms Balanced
frequency triplers
Harmonic analysis
Power generation
Power harmonic filters
Power measurement
Schottky diode
Schottky diodes
System-on-chip
terahertz (THz)
Wireless communication
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