Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 79(2024)

G-band quad-port balanced multiplier with 111.27mW continuous-wave output power

Kun HUANG1,2, Hao YANG1,2, Ruo-Xue LI1,2, Ren ZHOU1,2, Jun JIANG1,2, Yue HE1,2, and Yao-Ling TIAN1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Microsystem and Terahertz Research Center,China Academy of Engineering Physics,Chengdu 610200,China
  • 2Institute of Electronic Engineering,China Academy of Engineering Physics,Mianyang 621900,China
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    Figures & Tables(10)
    Diagram of the four-port balanced doubler prototype and related harmonic currents[10].
    Diagram of the face-to-face balanced tripler architecture
    (a)Corss section view of the diode junction,(b)3D-view of the diode
    Measured diode I-V curves (a) and C-V curves (b) at different temperature levels.
    (a)The extracted&fitted temperature-dependent series resistance; (b)ideality factor and saturation current.
    (a) Cross section views diodes mounted in the cavity,(b) The main diagonal terms in the calculated thermal resistance matrix,(c) Predicted anode temperatures as a function of dissipated power
    (a) Details of the fabricated 220 GHz four-port balanced doubler module,(b) Impedance matching in the four-port and conventional circuit,(c) Photograph of the conventional doubler
    (a) Performance of the traditional doubler,(b) Output powers and efficiencies of the four-port circuits under different bias.
    (a) Comparison of these two modules at the same DPID,(b) Comparison of these two modules as a function of input power
    • Table 1. Comparison of balanced doublers in adjacent frequencies

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      Table 1. Comparison of balanced doublers in adjacent frequencies

      Ref

      Diode

      &Num

      Topology

      Freq

      (GHz)

      Peak power

      Efficiency

      Duty
      13

      GaN

      4*2

      Erickson-style177-183

      244 mW

      11.4%

      10%
      14

      GaN

      6*2

      Erickson-style190-220

      1 006 mW

      15%

      0.1%
      15

      GaAs

      3*2

      Erickson-style170-200

      125 mW

      25%

      CW

      This

      Work

      GaAs

      3*4

      Four-port

      prototype

      215-230

      111.27 mW

      28~39.5%

      CW
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    Kun HUANG, Hao YANG, Ruo-Xue LI, Ren ZHOU, Jun JIANG, Yue HE, Yao-Ling TIAN. G-band quad-port balanced multiplier with 111.27mW continuous-wave output power[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2024, 43(1): 79

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 12, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 26, 2023

    The Author Email: Yao-Ling TIAN (tianyaoling@yeah.net)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2024.01.011

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