20-40-GHz broadband frequency doubler with gallium aresenide varactor
Abstract
A crossed waveguide type varactor frequency doubler is described here which gives a conversion efficiency of 39% and a 4-GHz bandwith (-1 dB) around 40 GHz for 100-mW input power. Gallium arsenide varactor diodes in commerical packages are used, permitting great flexibility, in particular in molecular spectroscopy experiments.
- Publication:
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Review of Scientific Instruments
- Pub Date:
- January 1978
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1978RScI...49..124J
- Keywords:
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- Frequency Multipliers;
- Gallium Arsenides;
- Microwave Equipment;
- Molecular Spectroscopy;
- Varactor Diodes;
- Broadband;
- Frequency Converters;
- Stark Effect;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering;
- 85.30.-z;
- 33.20.Bx;
- 33.55.+c;
- Semiconductor devices;
- Radio-frequency and microwave spectra