Abstract
In recent years, nonlinear transmission lines (nltls) have successfully been used to generate ultrashort electrical pulses and transients from a sinusoidal input signal. In the frequency domain, this pulse compression results from the generation of a large number of harmonics with suitable phase relationships. In this paper, special examples of nltls are studied which are capable to produce millimeter wave signals at selected frequencies, here by second and third harmonic generation and nonlinear active wave propagation effects. Bi-modal transmission lines are particular discussed which provide the necessary dispersion for high conversion efficiencies.
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Au cours des dernières années, les lignes de transmission non linéaires ont éte utilisées avec succès pour engendrer des impulsions et des transitoires électriques ultracourts à partir d’un signal d’entrée sinusoïdal. Dans le domaine fréquentiel, cette compression d’impulsion résulte de la génération d’un grand nombre d’harmoniques ayant des relations de phase appropriées. L’article étudie des exemples particuliers de lignes non linéaires qui sont capables de produire des signaux à des fréquences sélectionnées dans la bande millimétrique, grâce à des effets de génération d’harmonique 2 et 3 et de propagation non linéaire active. Les lignes de transmission bimodales, discutées plus particulièrement, fournissent la dispersion nécessaire à des rendements de conversion élevés.
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Ryjenkova, I.V., Mezentsev, V.K., Musher, S.L. et al. Millimeter wave generation on nonlinear transmission lines. Ann. Télécommun. 52, 134–139 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02996037
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Key words
- Millimetric wave
- Transmission line
- Non linear propagation
- Signal generator
- Microwave diode
- Non linear device
- Monolithic integrated circuit
- Numerical simulation
- Resonant tunnel effect
- Harmonique 2.