Abstract
Efficient second-harmonic power extraction was demonstrated recently with GaAs tunnel injection transit-time (TUNNETT) diodes up to 235 GHz and with InP Gunn devices up to 325 GHz. This paper discusses the latest theoretical and experimental results from second-harmonic power extraction at submillimeter-wave frequencies and explores the potential of using power extraction at higher harmonic frequencies to generate continuous-wave radiation with significant power levels at frequencies above 325 GHz. Initial experimental results include output power levels of more than 50 μW at 356 GHz from a GaAs TUNNETT diode in a third-harmonic mode and at least 0.2-5 μW in the frequency range 400-560 GHz from InP Gunn devices in a third or higher harmonic mode. The spectral output of these submillimeter-wave sources was analyzed with a simple Fourier-transform terahertz spectrometer and, up to 426 GHz, with a spectrum analyzer and appropriate harmonic mixers. Initial experimental results from a GaAs/AlAs superlattice electronic device at D-band (110-170 GHz) and J-band (170-325 GHz) frequencies are also included.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2005 |
Keywords
- Gunn devices
- Harmonic generation
- Millimeter-wave devices
- Millimeter-wave generation
- Millimeter-wave oscillators
- Oscillator noise
- Phase noise
- Submillimeter-wave devices
- Submillimeter-wave generation
- Submillimeter-wave oscillators
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