200 GHz communication system using unipolar InAs THz rectifiers

Author

Ducournau, Guillaume ; Westlund, A. ; Sangare, Paul ; Gaquiere, Christopher ; Nilsson, P.A. ; Desplanque, Ludovic ; Codron, J.L. ; Wallart, Xavier ; Iniguez-de-la-Torre, I. ; Millithaler, Jean-Francois ; Gonzalez, Temoatzin ; Mateos, Javier ; Grahn, Jan

Author_Institution

IEMN, Univ. de Lille 1, Villeneuve-d´Ascq, France

fYear

2013

fDate

1-6 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We report on the first use of a THz detector based on InAs rectifying nanochannels in a communication system. The transmitter is composed of an electronic multiplication chain, externally amplitude modulated at the input signal. The system has been driven at 200 GHz and up to 500 Mbps data signals have been transmitted in an indoor configuration. In contrast to most nanodevices, the InAs detector has a low impedance (580 Ω) and is therefore easily loaded by 50 Ω electronics. The data rate limitation is mainly coming from parasitics coupled in the board.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; amplitude modulation; electric impedance; indium compounds; radio transmitters; rectifiers; terahertz wave detectors; InAs; THz detector; amplitude modulation; electronic multiplication chain; frequency 200 GHz; impedance; nanochannel; nanodevice; resistance 50 ohm; transmitter; unipolar THz rectifier; Europe; Lenses; Nanoscale devices; Oscilloscopes; Polymers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Mainz

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665492

Filename

6665492