Title :
Resonant-Tunneling Diode as an Active Element of Lownoise Terahertz Subharmonic Mixer
Author :
Alkeev, N.V. ; Averin, S.V. ; Lyubchenko, V.E. ; Golant, E.I. ; Pashkovskii, A.B.
Author_Institution :
RAS, Moscow
Abstract :
It is shown, that the properly designed resonant-tunneling diode (RTD) can be successfully employed as an active element of terahertz subharmonic mixer. This RTD based mixer has some advantages over the other mixers, in particular has lower noise figure. The optimal RTD layer thicknesses were simulated with respect to RTD operation as subharmonic mixer. The simulations have been done for two types of RTD structures: InGaAs well with InAlAs barriers and InGaAs well with AlAs barriers.
Keywords :
resonant tunnelling diodes; submillimetre wave mixers; low noise terahertz subharmonic mixer; resonant-tunneling diode; Biological system modeling; Frequency conversion; Indium gallium arsenide; Medical simulation; Nanobioscience; Nanoscale devices; Photonic band gap; Resonance; Resonant tunneling devices; Semiconductor diodes;
Conference_Titel :
Microwaves, Radar & Wireless Communications, 2006. MIKON 2006. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krakow
Print_ISBN :
978-83-906662-7-3
DOI :
10.1109/MIKON.2006.4345326
