Opening the terahertz window with integrated diode circuits

Author

Crowe, Thomas W. ; Bishop, William L. ; Porterfield, David W. ; Hesler, Jeffrey L. ; Weikle, Robert M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Volume

40

Issue

10

fYear

2005

Firstpage

2104

Lastpage

2110

Abstract

The terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum, spanning from 100 GHz through 10 THz, is of increasing importance for a wide range of scientific, military and commercial applications. This interest is spurred by the unique properties of this spectral band and the very recent development of convenient terahertz sources and detectors. However, the terahertz band is also extremely challenging, in large part because it spans the transition from traditional electronics to photonics. This paper reviews the importance of this frequency band and summarizes the efforts of scientists and engineers to span the "terahertz technology gap." The emphasis is on solid-state circuits that use nonlinear diodes to translate the functionality of microwave technology to much higher frequencies.

Keywords

microwave technology; submillimetre wave detectors; submillimetre wave diodes; submillimetre wave integrated circuits; diode circuits; electromagnetic spectrum; frequency band; microwave technology; nonlinear diodes; solid-state circuits; spectral band; terahertz band; terahertz detectors; terahertz region; terahertz sources; terahertz technology gap; Detectors; Diodes; Electromagnetic radiation; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Microwave technology; Resonance; Solid state circuits; Submillimeter wave technology; Weapons; Terahertz detectors; terahertz sources; terahertz technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Solid-State Circuits, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9200

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSSC.2005.854599

Filename

1506901