Abstract
In this letter, a self-mixing balanced frequency tripler is presented. It comprises a push–push frequency doubling stage followed by a single balanced mixing stage sharing the input power via coupled lines. The chip is fabricated using the SG13G2 (130-nm SiGe BiCMOS) technology of Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP). A measured output power of 3 dBm is achieved at 280 GHz with a dc-to-RF efficiency of 2.19%.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 9187590 |
Journal | IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 10 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISSN | 1531-1309 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Frequency tripler
- mm-wave circuits
- SiGe BiCMOS
- Subharmonic mixer