Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 39, Issue 5, 540(2020)

A wideband terahertz planar Schottky diode fourth-harmonic mixer with low LO power requirement

Yi-Lin YANG1, Bo ZHANG1、*, Dong-Feng JI1, Yi-Wei WANG1, Xiang-Yang ZHAO2, and Yong FAN1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu611731, China
  • 2National Key Laboratory of Application Specific Integrated Circuit, Hebei Semiconductor Research Institute, Shijiazhuang050000, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Technology

    Received: Dec. 7, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 29, 2020

    The Author Email: Bo ZHANG (zhangbouestc@yeah.net)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2020.05.002

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