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Title: Millimeter-wave active probe

Patent ·
OSTI ID:867674

A millimeter-wave active probe for use in injecting signals with frequencies above 50GHz to millimeter-wave and ultrafast devices and integrated circuits including a substrate upon which a frequency multiplier consisting of filter sections and impedance matching sections are fabricated in uniplanar transmission line format. A coaxial input and uniplanar 50 ohm transmission line couple an approximately 20 GHz input signal to a low pass filter which rolls off at approximately 25 GHz. An input impedance matching section couples the energy from the low pass filter to a pair of matched, antiparallel beam lead diodes. These diodes generate odd-numberd harmonics which are coupled out of the diodes by an output impedance matching network and bandpass filter which suppresses the fundamental and third harmonics and selects the fifth harmonic for presentation at an output.

Research Organization:
United States Air Force
DOE Contract Number:
F33615-86-C-1126
Assignee:
Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4983910
OSTI ID:
867674
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English