A circuit topology for a frequency doubler consisting of a distributed amplifier work- ing under nonlinear regime is analyzed analytically and characterized experimentally. Fully- distributed circuit topologies for the phase shifter used to realize the gate and drain artificial transmission lines of the distributed amplifier are proposed. For these types of phase shifters, it is shown that efficient rejection of the output odd harmonics is possible, but also low ripple of the output power level on the output second harmonic is obtained. The proposed frequency doubler has been designed for central input frequency equal to 5 GHz, and the designed cir- cuit has been fabricated, too. The experimental conversion loss for the fabricated frequency doubler is less than 4 dB and 7 dB, when the power level to the input is imposed to –1 dBm and 5 dBm, respectively, while the input frequency is between 4 and 6 GHz.

Simion, S., Bartolucci, G. (2017). Distributed amplifier based broadband and low spurious frequency doubler. ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 20(4), 331-341.

Distributed amplifier based broadband and low spurious frequency doubler

Bartolucci G.
2017-01-01

Abstract

A circuit topology for a frequency doubler consisting of a distributed amplifier work- ing under nonlinear regime is analyzed analytically and characterized experimentally. Fully- distributed circuit topologies for the phase shifter used to realize the gate and drain artificial transmission lines of the distributed amplifier are proposed. For these types of phase shifters, it is shown that efficient rejection of the output odd harmonics is possible, but also low ripple of the output power level on the output second harmonic is obtained. The proposed frequency doubler has been designed for central input frequency equal to 5 GHz, and the designed cir- cuit has been fabricated, too. The experimental conversion loss for the fabricated frequency doubler is less than 4 dB and 7 dB, when the power level to the input is imposed to –1 dBm and 5 dBm, respectively, while the input frequency is between 4 and 6 GHz.
2017
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore ING-INF/01 - ELETTRONICA
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Frequency doubler; distributed topology; artificial transmission lines
Simion, S., Bartolucci, G. (2017). Distributed amplifier based broadband and low spurious frequency doubler. ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 20(4), 331-341.
Simion, S; Bartolucci, G
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