| Features |  |
| Multiplication factor up to 9 High efficiency Broad band operation Low spurious harmonic content | Low phase and AM noise Small size, Compact design High reliability, rugged construction |
| Applications |  |
| Laboratory measurement and test equipment Sources of mm-wave power AM/PM possibility Electronic tuned power sources Spectroscopy/Radiometry | |
| Description | |
| Diode frequency multipliers are widely used in small size solid-state signal sources for use in mm-wave range. Step-recovery and Schottky diodes are used as non-linear elements in the BFM-XX frequency multipliers. The frequency multipliers have multiplication factor 2 or 3 and can be assembled in series. To increase output power an intermediate power amplifier can be used between two multiplier stages. The highest operating frequency reaches 170 GHz at multiplication factor 9. Nominal input frequency is within 11 – 20 GHz frequency range and input power level up to 100 mW. The phase and amplitude stability of the output signal are defined by the quality of the pumping source. The input of a multiplier is a coaxial connector, and the output is a waveguide flange. A broadband millimeter-wave voltage controlled oscillator (mm-wave VCO) can be assembled using a BFM-XX multiplier and 11-20 GHz VCO. |
Specifications
| MODEL NUMBER | BFM-28/2 | BFM-22/3 | BFM-15/4 | BFM-10/6 | BFM-06/9 |
| Frequency range, GHz | 26-40 | 33-50 | 50-75 | 75-110 | 110-170 |
| Output Waveguide | WR-28 | WR-19 | WR-15 | WR-10 | WR-06 |
| Waveguide flange | UG-599/U | UG-383/U | UG-385/U | UG-387/U | UG-387/U-M |
| Total multiplication factor | 2 | 3 | 4 (2×2) | 6 (2×3) | 9 (3×3) |
| Harmonics suppression, dBc | >25 | >20 | >20 | >20 | >20 |
| Output power, mW (typ) | 7-11 | 3-6 | 2-5* | 1-3* | 0.1-0.5 |
| Inpunt power, mW (nom) | 100 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Input frequency, GHz | 13.25-20 | 11-16.7 | 12.5-18.75 | 12.5-18.33 | 12.22-18.88 |
* An intermediate power amplifier is installed between two multiplication stages
| Typical data of output frequency are presented in the plots below. |
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| Schematic diagram of BFM-10/6 |
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| Outline drawing of BFM-10/6 multiplier (mm) |
How to order
Specify Model Number BFM-XX/M, where
XX – number of waveguide standard (Ex. 10 for WR-10 and 06 for WR-06)
M – multiplication factor
Examples
BFM-10/6 (W-band sextupler)
BFM-06/9 (D-band nanupler)
