Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , Volume. 23, Issue 6, 577(2025)

Design of 400~600 GHz fourth harmonic mixer

ZHANG Chaoqun1, CHEN Runzhi1,2, JIA Dinghong1, DENG Jianqin1, LI Zhao1, ZOU Xudong1, WANG Mo1, WANG Qi1, and SHI Xianbao1
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  • 1Ceyear Technologies Co., Ltd., Qingdao Shandong 266555, China
  • 2Ocean University of China, Qingdao Shandong 266100, China
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    A terahertz fourth harmonic mixer based on anti-parallel Schottky diode pair is introduced, and its Radio Frequency (RF) operating range covers 400 GHz to 600 GHz. The mixer use a multi-point ground structure at the RF ends, which effectively reduces the return loss of RF port compared to the traditional single point ground structure. By adopting an integrated RF-end design method, the number of matching branches is reduced by 30% during the design process compared to traditional methods, thereby enhancing design efficiency. The measured results show that the typical value of conversion loss is 20 dB and the optimal value is 14 dB in the whole working band when the Local Oscillator (LO) power is in the range of 7~13 dBm.

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    ZHANG Chaoqun, CHEN Runzhi, JIA Dinghong, DENG Jianqin, LI Zhao, ZOU Xudong, WANG Mo, WANG Qi, SHI Xianbao. Design of 400~600 GHz fourth harmonic mixer[J]. Journal of Terahertz Science and Electronic Information Technology , 2025, 23(6): 577

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    Received: Aug. 1, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 30, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 30, 2025

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    DOI:10.11805/tkyda2024370

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