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MILLIMETER-WAVE MULTIPLIERS RELY ON
DIODE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS IN FINLINE
STRUCTURES FOR HIGH OUTPUT POWER
ARLEN DETHLEFSEN, ROLF DALICHOW,
DALE ALBIN, DAVID WILSON
NETWORK MEASUREMENTS DIVISION
1400 FOUNTAIN GROVE PARKWAY
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA 95401
RJ &. Microwave
Measurement
Symposium
and
Exhibition
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MILLIMETER-WAVE MULTIPLIERS RELY ON
DIODE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
IN FINLINE STRUCTURES FOR HIGH OUTPUT POWER
This paper presents several design aspects of HP's new frequency-multiplying
millimeter-wave source modules. The tradeoffs between using fundamental
oscillators vs. frequency multiplying techniques are examined, followed by a
discussion of various ways of realizing both frequency doublers and triplers at
millimeter-wave frequencies. A diode integrated circuit, which forms the heart
of both the doubler and tripler circuits by achieving very good conversion
efficiency, is also described. The block diagram of the source modules and
their typical performance are presented.
Authors: Arlen Dethlefsen, Engineering Section Manager for scalar network
measurements, HP Network Measurements Division, Santa Rosa, CA. BSEE and BS
(Mathematics), California State Polytech Univ., 1961; MSEE, Northeastern Univ.,
1963. Seven years with Bell Telephone Labs. With HP since 1968 designing
microwave microcircuits for HP sweepers, then managing sweeper development
projects. Now responsible for swept sources and scalar network analyzer
deve 1opment.
Rolf Dalichow, Engineering Section Manager for precision sources, HP Network
Measurements Division, Santa Rosa, CA. Ing. grad. degree, Staatiliche
Ingineurschule Giessen, W. Germany (1961). Joined HP in 1973 with 12 years
experience designing hybrid RF circuits and communications transmitters in
Germany and U.S. Was design project leader for portion of HP 8505A RF network
analyzer, then project manager for HP 8350 sweep oscillator and its RF
plug-ins, also for HP 8349A microwave amplifier and millimeter-wave source
modules. Now managing R&D section developing synthesized sweepers, millimeter
sources and microwave amplifiers.
Dale Albin, Design Project Leader for 83554A, 83555A, 83556A millimeter
sources. BSEE, University of Texas at Arlington, 1977. Joined HP in 1977 as a
manufacturing engineer involved with processing and testing of GaAs and silion
transistors. Designed finline couplers, detectors, and triplers for the
millimeter sources, as well as 11-20 GHz power amp.
David Wilson, Development Engineer for millimeter sources, HP Network
Measurements Division, Santa Rosa, CA. BSEE (1981) and M. Eng. (1983),
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. With HP since 1981
developing finline components and microcircuits for millimeter sources.
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This paper will give an overview of
various methods of achieving millimeter
wave swept sources. The concepts of
doubling and tripling will be reviewed
MILLIMETER-WAVE and the design of millimeter wave
doublers and triplers using diode
MULTIPLIERS RELY ON integrated circuits in a finline
DIODE INTEGRATED structure will be described.
CIRCUITS IN FINLINE
STRUCTURES FOR HIGH
OUTPUT POWER
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The past ten years have seen increased
applications for millimeter waves both
in commercial and defense activities.
The primary categories have been in the
fields of communication and radar.
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Some of the major programs implemented
during this period and others still in
MILLIMETER-WAVE the development phase are shown here.
PROGRAMS Because of these programs, the- demand
for millimeter wave test instrumentation