Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 47, Issue 5, 520002(2018)

Frequency adjustable THz microstructured photoconductive antennas

Xia Zuxue1,2、*, Liu Falin1, Deng Hu2, Chen Junxue3, and Liu Quancheng2
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    There are increased application requirements of Terahertz wave low frequency radiometers in Earth atmosphere and molecular detection. Based on the equivalent circuit model and their resonant characteristics′ simulation design of the microwave electrical split ring resonators(eSRR), novel microstructured photoconductive antennas(PCAs) were proposed by combining the microwave resonant structure with the traditional stripline dipole PCA. The new PCAs were with high frequency adjustment sensitivity and obvious resonance characteristics. The novel PCAs with different dimensions were fabricated and experimentally compared with a conventional stripline dipole PCA. The terahertz radiation spectrum of the two types PCAs are significantly different: the novel PCAs have dual resonant peaks and narrowband resonating characteristics owing to the dual-frequency resonant characteristics of the microstructured eSSRs, and the 3 dB relative bandwidth is about 50%; while the conventional PCA has only a single peak with broad spectrum radiations, whose the 3 dB relative bandwidth is 93.07%. The simulation and test results of the new PCAs agree well. It is demonstrated that adjusting the resonant ring′s arm length of the new PCAs can obtain a relatively larger peak frequency shift. Thus the theoretical model and the simulation results are all verified.

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    Xia Zuxue, Liu Falin, Deng Hu, Chen Junxue, Liu Quancheng. Frequency adjustable THz microstructured photoconductive antennas[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2018, 47(5): 520002

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    Paper Information

    Category: 光电器件与应用

    Received: Dec. 10, 2017

    Accepted: Jan. 20, 2018

    Published Online: Sep. 12, 2018

    The Author Email: Zuxue Xia (xiazuxue@mail.ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/irla201847.0520002

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