Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 23, Issue 1, 44(2025)

200 GHz doubler based on GaN Schottky diodes

YANG Lanxin, LUO Xiang, XIAO Fei, and ZHANG Yong
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  • School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu Sichuan 611731, China
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    A high-power frequency doubler at 200 GHz has been designed and implemented based on GaN Schottky diodes. This frequency doubler replaces traditional GaAs Schottky diodes with high-power-capacity Gallium Nitride (GaN) Schottky diodes and combines them with Aluminum Nitride (AlN) substrates, which have high thermal conductivity, significantly enhancing the heat dissipation and output power of the doubler. A suspended microstrip-waveguide transition structure with a wedge-shaped membrane is employed, which realizes mode conversion and codirectional input and output by inserting a wedge-shaped membrane into the standard rectangular waveguide, achieving miniaturization of the frequency doubler. Considering the impact of temperature on diode operation, the traditional diode model is modified, and electro-thermal coupled simulations are performed. Actual test results indicate that under 500 mW continuous-wave input, the doubler outputs more than 20 mW in the frequency range of 190~220 GHz and achieves a maximum output power of 36 mW at 218 GHz, with a conversion efficiency of 7.2%.

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    YANG Lanxin, LUO Xiang, XIAO Fei, ZHANG Yong. 200 GHz doubler based on GaN Schottky diodes[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2025, 23(1): 44

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    Received: Aug. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Feb. 25, 2025

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    DOI:10.11805/tkyda2024395

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