Quantum-well diode frequency multipliers - Varistor case
Abstract
Local oscillators for heterodyne receivers at submillimeter wavelengths are typically made using a fundamental source followed by a harmonic frequency multiplier. An investigation of the required circuit embedding conditions for a possible new harmonic generator, the quantum-well resonant-tunneling diode, is summarized. A low-frequency multiplier has been tested that employs the resistive nonlinearity of the device as opposed to the reactive nonlinearity. The results show good agreement between practice and theory.
- Publication:
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IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters
- Pub Date:
- July 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992IMGWL...2..289B
- Keywords:
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- Frequency Multipliers;
- Harmonic Generators;
- Quantum Wells;
- Resonant Tunneling;
- Varistors;
- Volt-Ampere Characteristics;
- Harmonic Oscillators;
- Heterodyning;
- Quantum Efficiency;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering