• DocumentCode
    1664190
  • Title

    Multiplicative mixing and detection of THz signals with a field effect transistor

  • Author

    Preu, S. ; Kim, S. ; Burke, P.G. ; Sherwin, M.S. ; Gossard, A.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. for Appl. Phys., Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on a multiplicative mixing architecture for THz detection with a field effect transistor. The mixer multiplies the THz signal with an orthogonally polarized local oscillator signal for down-conversion in a homodyne detection scheme.
  • Keywords
    homodyne detection; millimetre wave field effect transistors; millimetre wave mixers; terahertz wave detectors; THz detection; THz signals; field effect transistor; homodyne detection scheme; multiplicative mixing architecture; orthogonally-polarized local oscillator signal; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Detectors; FETs; Logic gates; Mixers; Temperature measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326049