Coplanar waveguide design for a compact, low-cost, THz frequency source

Author

Curtis, P.D. ; Klasmann, P. ; Missous, M. ; Sloan, R. ; Truscott, W.S. ; Williams, K.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Manchester Univ., UK

fYear

2004

fDate

27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004

Firstpage

199

Lastpage

200

Abstract

Compact, low-cost, terahertz systems may be based on frequency triplers manufactured using co-planar waveguide (CPW) and semiconductor components integrated on a GaAs substrate, excited by commercial Gunn diodes. Designs, simulations and measurements of the tripler components; CPW transmission lines and filters, with Schottky diode harmonic generators, are presented.

Keywords

Gunn diodes; Schottky diodes; circuit simulation; coplanar transmission lines; coplanar waveguides; frequency multipliers; integrated optoelectronics; signal generators; submillimetre wave generation; waveguide filters; CPW filters; CPW transmission lines; GaAs substrate; Gunn diodes; Schottky diode harmonic generators; THz frequency source; coplanar waveguide design; frequency triplers; integrated semiconductor components; terahertz systems; Coplanar waveguides; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Gunn devices; Schottky diodes; Semiconductor device manufacture; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor waveguides; Substrates; Waveguide components;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8490-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1422023

Filename

1422023