The invention belongs to the technical field of
wireless communication, and provides a
transformer-based self-mixing frequency tripler with
voltage-controlled
capacitor matching, which is used for solving the problems that the traditional frequency tripler is narrow in bandwidth, low in efficiency and small in
gain, and needs higher working
voltage. The self-frequency-mixing frequency tripler is composed of an
input impedance matching network, a frequency doubling stage, a self-frequency-mixing stage and an output matching network. Firstly, variable capacitors CT1 and CT2 are used in an
input impedance matching network to optimize
input impedance, the working bandwidth of the self-mixing frequency tripler is effectively expanded, and 50-
ohm impedance matching is achieved; secondly, through the structural design that inductors LD and LS are coupled with each other to serve as a
transformer to connect the output of the
second harmonic generation stage with the input of the self-mixing stage, the
power supply voltage required by the device can be effectively reduced, and the
conversion gain is effectively improved; in conclusion, the working bandwidth can be effectively broadened, the
conversion gain can be improved, the conversion efficiency can be improved, and the
power supply voltage requirement can be reduced.