Step Recovery Diode(SRD) is a p-i-n structured diode, which has a very short transition time and behaves as a two-impedance-state electronic switch.
An impulse generator is designed and realized by use of SRD. Since the output of this impulse generator contains rich harmonics, one may obtain the frequency multiplication to a very high order.
Microwave integrated circuit technology is used in the fabrication of the impulse generator and matching circuit.
Self bias circuit and matching circuit including λ/4 transmission line is used to obtain the overall efficiency of 3.8 percent when the input frequency is 200 MHz and the multiplied output frequency is 1.6 GHz.
