Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 1, 20220278(2023)
Terahertz vector measurement system based on AlGaN/GaN HEMT terahertz mixer
Vector measurement is an important technology for beam testing of antennas and quasi-optical systems in terahertz band. This paper introduces a terahertz vector measurement system based on a high-sensitivity AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) terahertz detector integrated with a quasi-optical lens and waveguide together, which reached the noise equivalent power of -113 dBm/Hz in heterodyne mode at 340 GHz. A hardware circuit is established based on the double frequency-down-conversion technique to suppress phase noise in the system. The experimental results indicate that the minimum measurable power is 119 nW and the phase stability is better than 4° of the system. Measurement of the distribution of both terahertz amplitude and phase has been achieved based on this coherent AlGaN/GaN HEMT detector. An arrayed terahertz vector measurement system could be developed based on this work.
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Yiting Liu, Qingfeng Ding, Wei Feng, Yifan Zhu, Hua Qin, Jiandong Sun, Kai Cheng. Terahertz vector measurement system based on AlGaN/GaN HEMT terahertz mixer[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(1): 20220278
Category: Photoelectric measurement
Received: Apr. 15, 2022
Accepted: --
Published Online: Feb. 9, 2023
The Author Email: Qin Hua (hqin2007@sinano.ac.cn)