NASA NTRS · 19880067932
Watt-level millimeter-wave monolithic diode-grid frequency multipliers
Abstract
Wall-level CW solid-state sources in the millimeter-wave region are needed for plasma diagnostics. Monolithic metal-grid arrays containing in excess of 1000 Schottky diodes have produced watt-level output at 66 GHz in a doubler configuration, in excellent agreement with the large-signal predictions of the frequency multiplication. Current efforts are concentrated on fabricating and developing arrays of a novel barrier-intrinsic-N+ (BIN) diode which promise increased performance in a tripler configuration. Initial tests will be made for a configuration where a tripling efficiency of 35 percent at an output frequency of 100 GHz is predicted. Eventual goals are monolithic BIN diode grids operating at 1 THz.
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Hwu, J. R., Jou, C. F., Luhmann, N. C., Jr., Lam, W. W., Rutledge, D. B., Hancock, B., Lieneweg, U., Maserjian, J.. 1988-08-01. Watt-level millimeter-wave monolithic diode-grid frequency multipliers. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880067932
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