Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 41, Issue 2, 443(2022)

Design and realization of InP-based resonant tunneling diode THz oscillator

Jun LIU1、*, Rui-Liang SONG1, Ning LIU1, and Shi-Xiong LIANG2
Author Affiliations
  • 154th Research Institute,China Electronics Technology Group Corporation(CETC54),Beijing 100070,China
  • 2The National Key Laboratory of ASIC,Hebei Semiconductor Research Institute,Shijiazhuang 050051,China
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    Illustration of InP-based RTD structure
    Peak voltage(Vp)and peak current(Ip)vs(a)doping density,(b)tB,(c)tW,(d)tS
    (a)Photo of the fabricated RTD,(b)measured I-V characteristic of the RTD device
    Small-signal equivalent circuit of RTD
    (a)schematic of the proposed bow-tie antenna,(b)antenna with Si-lens mounting
    (a)VSWR and(b)gain of the proposed antenna with Si-lens
    Schematic of oscillator package
    The photograph of the packaged oscillator
    (a)Block diagram of measurement scheme,(b)photo of the test environment
    • Table 1. The layer structure of the RTD device used in this study

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      Table 1. The layer structure of the RTD device used in this study

      CompositionDoping/ cm-3Thickness/nm
      InP Substrate
      n+-In0.7Ga0.3As2*10198
      n+-In0.53Ga0.47As2*101915
      n+-In0.53Ga0.47As3*101825
      un-In0.53Ga0.47As20
      un-AlAs1.2
      un-In0.8Ga0.2As5
      un-AlAs1.2
      un-In0.53Ga0.47As2
      n+-In0.53Ga0.47As3*101820
      n+-In0.53Ga0.47As2*1019400
      un-In0.53Ga0.47As200
    • Table 2. RTD DC parameter and theoretical oscillation frequency and maximum RF output power

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      Table 2. RTD DC parameter and theoretical oscillation frequency and maximum RF output power

      Ip/mAIv/mAVp/VVv/VPVCRJp(kA/cm2Jv(kA/cm2fmax/THzPmax/mW
      43.116.30.911.262.64359.2135.81.491.71
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    Jun LIU, Rui-Liang SONG, Ning LIU, Shi-Xiong LIANG. Design and realization of InP-based resonant tunneling diode THz oscillator[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(2): 443

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 25, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 8, 2022

    The Author Email: Jun LIU (lj_bit@163.com)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.02.010

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