Development of an Active MMIC Frequency Tripler System in a Sub-millimeter to Terahertz Region Receiver for Planetary Observation

Author(s):  
Apala Banerjee
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Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 4987
Author(s):  
Jianlong Liu ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Ruirui Jiang ◽  
Kaiqiang Yang ◽  
Jing Zhao ◽  
...  

Terahertz waves are expected to be used in next-generation communications, detection, and other fields due to their unique characteristics. As a basic part of the terahertz application system, the terahertz detector plays a key role in terahertz technology. Due to the two-dimensional structure, graphene has unique characteristics features, such as exceptionally high electron mobility, zero band-gap, and frequency-independent spectral absorption, particularly in the terahertz region, making it a suitable material for terahertz detectors. In this review, the recent progress of graphene terahertz detectors related to photovoltaic effect (PV), photothermoelectric effect (PTE), bolometric effect, and plasma wave resonance are introduced and discussed.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Da Teng ◽  
Kai Wang

The waveguiding of terahertz surface plasmons by a GaAs strip-loaded graphene waveguide is investigated based on the effective-index method and the finite element method. Modal properties of the effective mode index, modal loss, and cut-off characteristics of higher order modes are investigated. By modulating the Fermi level, the modal properties of the fundamental mode could be adjusted. The accuracy of the effective-index method is verified by a comparison between the analytical results and numerical simulations. Besides the modal properties, the crosstalk between the adjacent waveguides, which determines the device integration density, is studied. The findings show that the effective-index method is highly valid for analyzing dielectric-loaded graphene plasmon waveguides in the terahertz region and may have potential applications in subwavelength tunable integrated photonic devices.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Biao Wang ◽  
Chunrong Jia ◽  
Jiantan Yang ◽  
Zhigang Di ◽  
Jianquan Yao ◽  
...  

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1692
Author(s):  
Emmanuel K. Ampadu ◽  
Jungdong Kim ◽  
Eunsoon Oh

We fabricated a lateral photovoltaic device for use as infrared to terahertz (THz) detectors by chemically depositing PbS films on titanium substrates. We discussed the material properties of PbS films grown on glass with varying deposition conditions. PbS was deposited on Ti substrates and by taking advantage of the Ti/PbS Schottky junction, we discussed the photocurrent transients as well as the room temperature spectrum response measured by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. Our photovoltaic PbS device operates at room temperature for wavelength ranges up to 50 µm, which is in the terahertz region, making the device highly applicable in many fields.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5969
Author(s):  
Noreddine Aghoutane ◽  
Laura M. Pérez ◽  
Anton Tiutiunnyk ◽  
David Laroze ◽  
Sotirios Baskoutas ◽  
...  

This theoretical study is devoted to the effects of pressure and temperature on the optoelectronic properties assigned to the first lowest transition of the (D+,X) excitonic complex (exciton-ionized donor) inside a single AlAs/GaAs/AlAs spherical quantum dot. Calculations are performed within the effective mass approximation theory using the variational method. Optical absorption and refractive index as function of the degree of confinement, pressure, and temperature are investigated. Numerical calculation shows that the pressure favors the electron-hole and electron-ionized donor attractions which leads to an enhancement of the binding energy, while an increasing of the temperature tends to reduce it. Our investigations show also that the resonant peaks of the absorption coefficient and the refractive index are located in the terahertz region and they undergo a shift to higher (lower) therahertz frequencies when the pressure (temperature) increases. The opposite effects caused by temperature and pressure have great practical importance because they offer an alternative approach for the adjustment and the control of the optical frequencies resulting from the transition between the fundamental and the first excited state of exciton bound to an ionized dopant. The comparison of the optical properties of exciton, impurity and (D+,X) facilitates the experimental identification of these transitions which are often close. Our investigation shows that the optical responses of (D+,X) are located between the exciton (high energy region) and donor impurity (low energy region) peaks. The whole of these conclusions may lead to the novel light detector or source of terahertz range.


Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 381
Author(s):  
Wei-Fan Chiang ◽  
Yu-Yun Lu ◽  
Yin-Pei Chen ◽  
Xin-Yu Lin ◽  
Tsong-Shin Lim ◽  
...  

Liquid crystal (LC) cells that are coated with metamaterials are fabricated in this work. The LC directors in the cells are aligned by rubbed polyimide layers, and make angles θ of 0°, 45°, and 90° with respect to the gaps of the split-ring resonators (SRRs) of the metamaterials. Experimental results display that the resonance frequencies of the metamaterials in these cells increase with an increase in θ, and the cells have a maximum frequency shifting region of 18 GHz. Simulated results reveal that the increase in the resonance frequencies arises from the birefringence of the LC, and the LC has a birefringence of 0.15 in the terahertz region. The resonance frequencies of the metamaterials are shifted by the rubbing directions of the polyimide layers, so the LC cells coated with the metamaterials are passively tunable terahertz filters. The passively tunable terahertz filters exhibit promising applications on terahertz communication, terahertz sensing, and terahertz imaging.


2017 ◽  
Vol 383 ◽  
pp. 310-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Xia ◽  
Xufeng Jing ◽  
Huihui Zhu ◽  
Weimin Wang ◽  
Ying Tian ◽  
...  

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