A PLANAR BROAD-BAND BALANCED DOUBLER USING A NOVEL BALUN DESIGN

Authors
FILIPOVIC DF BRADLEY RF REBEIZ GM
Citation
Df. Filipovic et al., A PLANAR BROAD-BAND BALANCED DOUBLER USING A NOVEL BALUN DESIGN, IEEE microwave and guided wave letters, 4(7), 1994, pp. 229-231
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
IEEE microwave and guided wave letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
10518207
Volume
4
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
229 - 231
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-8207(1994)4:7<229:APBBDU>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We report on the design and measurement of a broadband MIC balanced va ractor frequency doubler. The design incorporates a novel balun to ach ieve a grounded CPW-to-slotline transition. The balanced structure off ers inherent isolation in the output port from all odd harmonics inclu ding the fundamental frequency. Measurements show a port-to-port conve rsion loss between 8 and 10 dB over an output frequency range of 6-10 GHz. The design can be easily scaled to millimeter-wave frequencies us ing a monolithic approach.