An Efficient 200-290-GHz Frequency Tripler Incorporating a Novel Stripline Structure

Abstract

This paper describes a broadly tuneable frequency tripler which can provide more than 2-mW output power at any frequency between 200 and 290 GHz. It is derived from an earlier narrow-band prototype design, with the major improvements being the use of a new low-pass filter design implemented using a novel suspended substrate stripline structure, an optimized waveguide transformer, and a lower loss contacting output backshort.