The OPTHER project: Progress toward the THz amplifier

Author

Paoloni, C. ; Brunetti, F. ; Carlo, A. Di ; Mineo, M. ; Tamburri, E. ; Terranova, M.L. ; Ulisse, G. ; Durand, A. ; Marchesin, R. ; Pham, K. ; Krozer, V. ; Kotiranta, M. ; De Rossi, A. ; Dolfi, D. ; Guiset, P. ; Legagneux, P. ; Schnell, J.P. ; Fiorello, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

fYear

2011

fDate

21-24 Feb. 2011

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

56

Abstract

This paper describes the status of the OPTHER (OPtically driven TeraHertz AmplifiERs) project and progress toward the THz amplifier realization. This project represents a considerable advancement in the field of high frequency amplification. The design and realization of a THz amplifier within this project is a consolidation of efforts at the international level from the leading scientific and industrial European organizations working with vacuum electronics.

Keywords

HF amplifiers; submillimetre wave amplifiers; vacuum microelectronics; OPTHER project; THz amplifier; high frequency amplification; optically driven terahertz amplifier; vacuum amplifier; vacuum electronics; Cathodes; Fabrication; Laser beams; Optical beams; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Stimulated emission; THz; Vacuum amplifier; carbon nanotube (CNT); electron gun; travelling wave tube;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2011 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Bangalore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8662-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVEC.2011.5746872

Filename

5746872