In this paper, we present the design of a 285 GHz tripler realized by planar Schottky diode. The complete multiplying circuit and diodes is mounted on 50 um thick quartz substrate. The measured result shows that output power is achieved above 3.1 dBm in the range from 280 GHz to 290 GHz with a constantly 20 dBm driven power across the band. The peak power is 4 dBm in 285.6 GHz.
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