CAD techniques for development of millimeter wave diodes sources

The development of frequency multipliers based on GaAs Schottky barrier diodes have become a practical solution to implement power sources at millimeter and sub-millimeter wave regions. At these frequencies, parasitic effects introduced by the diode package elements cannot be neglected, and an accurate modeling of it is necessary. A single-anode design approach based on a commercial diode from VDI is presented.