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Can i do 2.5 to 5GHz frequency doubling using full-wave rectifier?

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Is it good idea? What should i do else? Short-circuit stubs at f0 on output and 2f0 at input to filter out?

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I think its perfectly possible theoretically
 

raiya_23 said:
I think its perfectly possible theoretically
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There are many commercial doublers using this principle. Check those by MiniCircuits. Such doublers need typically +17...+20 dBm to saturate the diode pair or quad, output power can be +4...+8 dBm over wider bnd.
 

a full wave rectifier will double the frequency. And if balanced, it will not leak out too much fundamental frequency (a good thing if you need a broad frequency range of coverage). But they are lossy...you should expect at least 8 dB of conversion loss.

You can get maybe 1 dB of conversion loss if you use a properly designed varactor X2. And active multiplier can have conversion gain, but watch what it does to the noise floor!
 
biff44 said:
a full wave rectifier will double the frequency. And if balanced, it will not leak out too much fundamental frequency (a good thing if you need a broad frequency range of coverage). But they are lossy...you should expect at least 8 dB of conversion loss.

You can get maybe 1 dB of conversion loss if you use a properly designed varactor X2. And active multiplier can have conversion gain, but watch what it does to the noise floor!
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I have designed varactor multipliers long ago. They usually work at one frequency only, with a limited bandwidth. They require a high driving input and are very sensitive to any mismatch. I would not recommend anyone to try designing a good wideband doubler with a varactor.

Passive diode doublers only require good input/output match and a good drive power. Then use a band-pass filter and amplifier to get enough output power.
 
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