Terahertz generation by multiplication
Book chapter, 2007
We report on the status of symmetric varactor diode multipliers for signal generation in the terahertz frequency range. The progress and basic principles of Heterostructure Barrier Varactor (HBV) diodes are presented. Furthermore, the design methodology and electro-thermal simulation results of high power HBV multipliers for signal generation in the millimeter and sub-millimeter wave region are also presented. Finally, a state-of-the-art HBV tripler with an output power of 0.2 Watt at 113 GHz is presented.
terahertz sources
frequency multiplier
sub-millimeter wave generation
heterostructure barrier varactor (HBV)
varactor
Author
Jan Stake
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Physical Electronics
Tomas Bryllert
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Physical Electronics
Arezoo Emadi
Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Microwave Electronics
Josip Vukusic
Chalmers, Applied Physics, Physical Electronics
Terahertz Frequency Detection and Identification of Materials and Objects
17-30
978-1-4020-6502-6 (ISBN)
Areas of Advance
Information and Communication Technology
Subject Categories
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Infrastructure
Nanofabrication Laboratory
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-6503-3_2
ISBN
978-1-4020-6502-6