Power Detector with Zero-Bias Schottky Diode

The design of a power detector can be easily accomplished if the right set of tools is available. WIPL-D Microwave is a one stop design environment providing a microwave circuit designer with several modeling options. The modeling using analytical elements can be smoothly expanded to EM analysis as an automated transfer of any schematic comprising elements with adequate layout representation to a 3D EM component is available whenever more accurate modeling is
required.

A choice between non-matched or matched power detectors is driven by the context of a particular application. For the case of a matched detector, the simplest matching network topology is preferred where detector sensitivity is a must. However, the return loss values obtained by a simple network may not be sufficient for some applications. If this is the case, a more complex matching network must be designed trading-off the sensitivity for favorable return loss values. To accurately account for all the effects occurring within the matching network, use of electromagnetic modeling is highly recommended.

Section: Microwave Circuits

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