Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 6, 747(2023)
Research on watt-level power combining technology at terahertz band based on bonding wire compensation
With the application demands of solid-state high power in the terahertz (THz) band, a THz-band watt-level power output is achieved by adopting GaN power amplifier (PA) MMIC and power combining technology. Microstrip-waveguide transition, and the low-loss interconnection based on the gold wire compensation are used to package a PA module composed of two PA MMICs and an E-plane T-junction two-way power splitter/combiner. Maximum output power of 160 mW is achieved. Based on the module and an eight-way E-plane combiner, a sixteen-way power combining amplifier is designed across the frequency range of 180 to 238 GHz. Output power of more than 300 mW is achieved with +10 V drain voltage, and the maximum power is 1.03 W at 189 GHz.
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Xiang ZHU, Jun-Jie ZHANG, Hai-Feng CHENG, Jian GUO, Yong-Rong SHI, Wei-Bo WANG. Research on watt-level power combining technology at terahertz band based on bonding wire compensation[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2023, 42(6): 747
Category: Research Articles
Received: Nov. 10, 2022
Accepted: --
Published Online: Dec. 26, 2023
The Author Email: Jian GUO (jguo@seu.edu.cn), Yong-Rong SHI (yongrongshi@nuaa.edu.cn)