Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 10, 20210078(2021)

220 GHz sub-harmonic mixer integrated module

Haifan Hu1, Xuming Ma2, Zhe Ma1, and Zhibin Wang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1X Lab,the Second Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Beijing 100854, China
  • 2Electromagnetic Perception Division, Nuctech Company Limited,Beijing 100083, China
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    Figures & Tables(9)
    (a) 3D-modal of GaAs SBD in HFSS software; (b) 3D-modal of GaAs SBD in Silvaco TCAD and the net doping for the epitaxial layer
    Schottky contact C-V characteristic curve (a) and I-V characteristic curve (b) calculated based on Silvaco TCAD
    Circuit topology of the sub-harmonic mixer
    Whole simulation model of mixer circuit
    Single channel image of 220 GHz sub-harmonic mixer integrated module
    Measured results of SSB Con-Loss for mixer under (a) fLO=110 GHz @PLO=7 dBm and (b) fLO=108 GHz @PLO=3 dBm
    Temperature sensitivity testing system of 220 GHz receiver
    • Table 1. Performance comparison of terahertz mixers

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      Table 1. Performance comparison of terahertz mixers

      ReferencesOperating frequency/GHzOptimal SSB Con-Loss/dB
      [9] 210-23011.5
      [10] 38012
      [7], [11] 170-1927.9
      [12] 225-2709.5
      [13] 230-2708.6
      This work200-2408.4
    • Table 2. Test results of 220 GHz terahertz receiver system

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      Table 2. Test results of 220 GHz terahertz receiver system

      TL/℃ VL/V TH/℃ VH/V δ/V NETD/Kθ/mV·K-1YTsys/K
      22.83.73855.23.8080.002 81.3522.141.018 41 450
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical devices

    Received: Jan. 20, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 7, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210078

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