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Matching of active millimetre-wave slot-line antennas

  • J. F. Luy
  • , J. Buechler
  • , M. Thieme
  • , E. Biebl
  • Daimler-Benz AG
  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

The matching of a radiating, resonant structure to an active millimetre-wave device is investigated. As an active device, an IMPATT diode is considered to be matched to a planar slot-line structure. An analytical IMPATT diode model and an equivalent circuit of the slot line are used to calculate possible oscillation frequencies and large-signal modulation parametres of the diode. In the case of matching the output power is predicted. The results are in satisfactory agreement with experimental data and suggest a diode design with shorted drift regions and reduced diode area for optimum impedance matching.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1772-1774
Number of pages3
JournalElectronics Letters
Volume29
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1993

Keywords

  • Active antennas
  • IMPATT diodes
  • Slot antennas

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