Development of Signal Sources for Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Output

To all those who took the time to believe in me iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my family. At times it may have looked like I had no idea where I was going, but you all stood beside me and supported this long journey of mine. It was all according to my plan! I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. John Papapolymerou. His guidance and support were valuable assets as well as his ability to tolerate my unique brand of humor. Thanks to the staff of the MIRC cleanroom, especially Vinny. I would also like to thank all the staff of TSRB who helped to make life easier to get work done. I would like to thank Imran Mehdi and David Pukala of JPL for there helpful knowledge. Also would like to thank Norm Luque, Roberto Alm and Katherine Herrick for there support during my projects. My hat is off to my fellow group members. It was a great experience to know all you from all coroners of the world. I gained some valuable knowledge and many laughable moments from each and every one of you: I would also like to thank my friends from Tampa and USF. Alberto Rodriguez, you have been such a great friend and a tremendous technical resource over the years. Kevin Thompson, I miss our philosophical life discussions and sadly there will be no more Zion nights. Ken Newman, you are like no other person I know, you help to remind me to live life to its fullest. Most importantly I would thank my wife, Dr. Guizhen " Emily " Zheng. The best thing to come out of my attendance at Georgia Tech was meeting her. She has filled the voids and brought meaning to my life. I could not have done this without her support and love. 1 A sample of recent oscillator performance. Listed is the year of publication, device type used, frequency of operation (GHz), output power (dBm) and phase noise at a 1 MHz offset from the carrier (dBc/Hz). A comparison of the output power of the power combiner and the output power of a single multiplier doubled. TIP = the input power to combiner; ISM = one half of the TIP, the ideal input power to single multiplier; SM= the output power of a single multiplier at an input of ISM; SMx2 = single multiplier output power …

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