Title :
Submillimeter-wave sideband generation using a planar diode array
Author :
Kurtz, D.S. ; Hesler, J.L. ; Hacker, J.B. ; Crowe, T.W. ; Rutledge, D.B. ; Weikle, R.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
A 36 element array of planar Schottky diodes is used to mix the output of a CO/sub 2/ pumped far infrared laser with a 1-20 GHz microwave source to generate tunable sidebands at 1.6 THz. The double sideband power was measured by heterodyne detection with a 1T23 corner cube Schottky diode for a calculated output power of 5.9 /spl mu/W with a 28 dB conversion loss.
Keywords :
Schottky diode mixers; submillimetre wave diodes; submillimetre wave mixers; 1.6 THz; 1T23 corner cube Schottky diode; 28 dB; 5.9 muW; CO/sub 2/ pumped far infrared laser; conversion loss; double sideband power; heterodyne detection; microwave source; mixing; output power; planar Schottky diode array; submillimeter-wave sideband generation; tuning; Laser excitation; Masers; Microwave antenna arrays; Microwave generation; Optical arrays; Power measurement; Pump lasers; Schottky diodes; Semiconductor laser arrays; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1998 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4471-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1998.700868
