Monolithic 155 GHz and 215 GHz quasi-optical slot oscillators

Author

Kormanyos, B.K. ; Rosenbaum, S.E. ; Katehi, L.P. ; Rebeiz, G.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

23-27 May 1994

Firstpage

835

Abstract

We report on the design and measurement of monolithic 155 GHz and 215 GHz quasi-optical slot oscillators. These oscillators verify the high frequency capability of an InP based HFET developed by Hughes Malibu Research laboratory and are suitable for spatial power combining. The output signals were detected with an interferometer in front of an InSb hot electron bolometer and accurate frequency measurements were obtained by heterodyne detection using a wideband quasi-optical harmonic mixed-receiver. These circuits represent the highest frequencies achieved to date for a fundamental source using a three terminal device.<>

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; MMIC; field effect integrated circuits; indium compounds; microwave oscillators; 155 GHz; 215 GHz; EHF; InP; InP based HFET; InSb hot electron bolometer; MIMIC; MM-wave IC; frequency measurements; fundamental source; heterodyne detection; monolithic quasi-optical slot oscillators; spatial power combining; three terminal device; wideband quasi-optical harmonic mixed-receiver; Bolometers; Electrons; Frequency measurement; HEMTs; Indium phosphide; Laboratories; MODFETs; Oscillators; Signal detection; Wideband;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1778-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335227

Filename

335227