A MILLIMETER-WAVE MONOLITHIC GRID AMPLIFIER

Authors
LIU CM SOVERO EA HO WJ HIGGINS JA RUTLEDGE DB
Citation
Cm. Liu et al., A MILLIMETER-WAVE MONOLITHIC GRID AMPLIFIER, International journal of infrared and millimeter waves, 16(11), 1995, pp. 1901-1909
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied",Optics
Journal title
International journal of infrared and millimeter waves → ACNP
ISSN journal
01959271
Volume
16
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1901 - 1909
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-9271(1995)16:11<1901:AMMGA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A 36-element monolithic grid amplifier has been fabricated. The peak g ain is 5 dB at 40.8 GHz with a 3-dB bandwidth of 1.4 GHz. The active e lements are pairs of heterojunction-bipolar-transistor's(HBT's). The i ndividual transistors in the grid have a maximum oscillation frequency , f(max), of 100 GHz, The grid includes base stabilizing capacitors wh ich result in a highly stable grid. This is the first report of a succ essful monolithic grid amplifier.