• DocumentCode
    2712517
  • Title

    CW THz generation by In0.53Ga0.47As photomixer with TEM-Horn antenna driven at 1.55 µm wavelengths

  • Author

    Mangeney, J. ; Meng, F. ; Gacemi, D. ; Peytavit, E. ; Lampin, J.F. ; Akalin, T.

  • Author_Institution
    IEF, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-10 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report the continuous wave generation delivered by on ion-irradiated In0.53Ga0.47As photomixers coupled to transverse-electromagnetic-horn antenna using two lasers operating at ~1.55 μm wavelength. Output powers up to 0.1 μW at 700 GHz have been achieved. The output power in a regime of Ohmic transport or recombination-limited transport is analyzed.
  • Keywords
    gallium compounds; horn antennas; indium compounds; millimetre wave antennas; CW THz generation; In0.53Ga0.47As; Ohmic transport; TEM-horn antenna; continuous wave generation; frequency 700 GHz; ion-irradiation; photomixer; power 0.1 muW; transverse-electromagnetic-horn antenna; wavelength 1.55 micron; Antennas; Coplanar waveguides; Frequency measurement; Optical device fabrication; Performance evaluation; Power amplifiers; Power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612586
  • Filename
    5612586