A 48 GHz monolithically integrated frequency tripler with InP HEMTs
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Orzati, A.; Robin, F.; Meier, H.P.; Homan, O.J.; Bachtold, W.
- Source
- Conference Proceedings. 14th Indium Phosphide and Related Materials Conference (Cat. No.02CH37307) Indium phosphide and related materials Indium Phosphide and Related Materials Conference, 2002. IPRM. 14th. :447-450 2002
- Subject
- Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Photonics and Electrooptics
Frequency
Indium phosphide
HEMTs
MODFETs
Power system harmonics
Coplanar waveguides
Integrated circuit technology
Power generation
Harmonics suppression
Character generation
- Language
- ISSN
- 1092-8669
We present a single-device 16 - 48 GHz frequency tripler realized with a 0.2 /spl mu/m InP HEMT process using coplanar waveguide technology. The fabricated circuit presents a maximum third harmonic conversion gain of -10.5 dBm, a maximum output power of -9 dBm, a first harmonic suppression of more than 25 dB, and a peak third harmonic conversion efficiency of 5.5%. This characteristics make it a suitable candidate for the generation of a stable high-frequency local oscillator.