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Capability of THz sources based on Schottky diode frequency multiplier chains

Ward, John·Schlecht, Erich·Chattopadhyay, Goutam·Maestrini, Alain·Gill, John·Maiwald, Frank·Javadi, Hamid·Mehdi, Imran
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We have developed and tesed a number of fixed-tuned GaAs Schottky diode frequency doubler and tripler designs covering over 50 percent of the 100 - 2000 GHz band, with best measured 120 K peak efficiencies ranging from 39 percent for 190 GHz doubler to 0.94 percent for a 1800 GHz tripler.

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Ward, John, Schlecht, Erich, Chattopadhyay, Goutam, Maestrini, Alain, Gill, John, Maiwald, Frank, Javadi, Hamid, Mehdi, Imran. 2004-06-01. Capability of THz sources based on Schottky diode frequency multiplier chains. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060043104

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