Title :
Emission Spectra of Photoconductive Dipole Antennas: Pulsed vs. Photomixing Operation
Author :
Wilk, R. ; Ezdi, K. ; Mikulics, M. ; Koch, M.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Braunschweig, Braunschweig
Abstract :
We drive photoconductive dipole antennas with pulsed and continuous wave excitation. The source resistance in these two cases is dramatically different which causes a significant shift in the radiation pattern of the antenna. Measurements are in a good agreement with simulation results.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; dipole antennas; photoconducting devices; submillimetre wave antennas; antenna radiation pattern; continuous wave excitation; emission spectra; photoconductive dipole antennas; photomixing operation; pulsed operation; pulsed wave excitation; source resistance; Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency; Impedance; Laser excitation; Photoconductivity; Pulse measurements; Transmission line antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0400-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0400-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368588
