Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 41, Issue 5, 871(2022)

Design of a 1 030 GHz mixer and a 750~1 100 GHz tripler based on thin-film technology

Jin MENG1、*, De-Hai ZHANG1, Bin NIU2,3, Hao-Tian ZHU1, Si-Yu LIU1, Dao-Yu FAN2, Sheng-Tang CHEN2,3, and Ming ZHOU2
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  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Microwave Remote Sensing,National Space Science Center,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China
  • 2Science and Technology on Monolithic Integrated Circuits and Modules Laboratory,Nanjing Electronic Devices Institute,Nanjing 210016,China
  • 3Nanjing Chip Valley Industrial Technology Institute,Nanjing 210016,China
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    Based on the GaAs process of Nanjing electronic devices institute, a 750~1 100 GHz tripler and a low loss 1 030 GHz sub-harmonic mixer have been completed. To improve the performance of the module, the parameter optimization of the device is introduced in the traditional design method of field circuit combination, and the mutual feedback relationship is established. Therefore, the whole design process establishes the closed-loop. The 3 μm thick monolithic circuit is supported in the cavity structure by using beam lead. The measured result shows that the output power of the broadband frequency multiplier is -23 ~ -11 dBm in the frequency range of 790~1 100 GHz. Using the above-mentioned frequency multiplier source as the RF signal to test the sub-harmonic mixer, the conversion loss is better than 17.5 dB in the frequency range of 1 020 ~ 1 044 GHz, and the minimum conversion loss is 14.5 dB at 1 030 GHz.

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    Jin MENG, De-Hai ZHANG, Bin NIU, Hao-Tian ZHU, Si-Yu LIU, Dao-Yu FAN, Sheng-Tang CHEN, Ming ZHOU. Design of a 1 030 GHz mixer and a 750~1 100 GHz tripler based on thin-film technology[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(5): 871

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 24, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Jin MENG (mengjin@mirslab.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.05.011

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