A broadband GaAs MMIC frequency doubler on left-handed nonlinear transmission lines

A broadband frequency doubler using left-handed nonlinear transmission lines(LH NLTLs) based on MMIC technology is reported for the first time.The second harmonic generation on LH NLTLs was analyzed theoretically. A four-section LH NLTL which has a layout of 5.4×0.8 mm~2 was fabricated on GaAs semi-insulating substrate. With 20-dBm input power,the doubler obtained 6.33 dBm peak output power at 26.8 GHz with 24-43 GHz—6 dBm bandwidth.The experimental results were quite consistent with the simulated results.The compactness and the broad band characteristics of the circuit make it well suit for GaAs RF/MMIC application.     

一种新型的砷化镓平面肖特基变容管大信号模型

A millimeter wave large-signal model of GaAs planar Schottky varactor diodes based on a physical analysis is presented.The model consists of nonlinear resistances and capacitances of the junction region and external parasitic parameters.By analyzing the characteristics of the diode under reverse and forward bias,an extraction procedure of all of the parameters is addressed.To validate the newly proposed model,the PSVDs were fabricated based on a planar process and were measured using an automatic network...     

A millimeter wave large-signal model of GaAs planar Schottky varactor diodes

A millimeter wave large-signal model of GaAs planar Schottky varactor diodes based on a physical analysis is presented.The model consists of nonlinear resistances and capacitances of the junction region and external parasitic parameters.By analyzing the characteristics of the diode under reverse and forward bias,an extraction procedure of all of the parameters is addressed.To validate the newly proposed model,the PSVDs were fabricated based on a planar process and were measured using an automatic network analyzer.Measurement shows that the model exactly represents the behavior of GaAs PSVDs under a wide bias condition from -10 to 0.6 V and for frequencies up to 40 GHz.     

一种基于MMIC技术的宽带左手非线性传输线二次倍频器

本文首次报道了基于MMIC技术的左手非线性传输线宽带二次倍频器。理论上分析了左手非线性传输线的二次谐波产生原理。在GaAs半绝缘衬底上制作了4节左手非线性传输线,面积为5.4mm*0.8mm。当输入信号为20dBm时,该倍频器在26.4GHz处获得最大二次谐波输出功率为6.33dBm,对应的-6dB带宽为24GHz~43GHz。实验结果与仿真结果吻合良好。以低频放大器作为激励,该倍频器可用于低成本,有效的毫米波甚至THz信号源系统。     

面向毫米波应用的平面肖特基二极管及其大信号模型

A GaAs-based planar Schottky varactor diode （PSVD） is successfully developed to meet the demand of millimeter-wave harmonic generation. Based on the measured S-parameter, I-V and C-V characteristics, an accurate and reliable extraction method of the millimeter-wave large signal equivalent circuit model of the PSVD is proposed and used to extract the model parameters of two PSVDs with Schottky contact areas of 160 μm2 and 49 μm2, respectively. The simulated S-parameter, I-V and C-V performances of the proposed physics-based model are in good agreement with the measured one over the frequency range from 0.1 to 40 GHz for wide operation bias range from -10 to 0.6 V for these two PSVDs. The proposed equivalent large signal circuit model of this PSVD has been proven to be reliable and can potentially be used to design microwave circuits.