IEEE Electron Device Letters · 1990 · 91 citations · 6 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMicroelectronicsMicrowave EngineeringSemiconductor DevicesHigh-frequency Power ConversionHigh-frequency Semiconductor DevicesMicrowave Integrated CircuitsMicrowave MeasurementsMicrowave Semiconductor DevicesWide-bandgap Semiconductor DevicesFrequency MultipliersHigh-frequency ElectronicsMicrowave DevicesMicrowave TransistorsSchottky Barrier DiodesVaractor Diodes
Experimental results are presented using quantum-barrier-varactor (QBV) diodes in harmonic multipliers. Output powers and tripler conversion efficiencies of more than 2 mW and 5%, respectively, were achieved between 210 and 280 GHz. In a crude experiment, an efficiency of more than 0.2% for the fifth harmonic was measured at 310 GHz. The values for the QBV diode as a tripler are comparable to state-of-the-art results for Schottky-varactor diode triplers. The experimental results agree well with theoretical calculations.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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