An inter-subband device with terahertz applications

Author

Buckle, Philip D. ; Dawson, Philip ; Lynch, Mark A. ; Kuo, Chun-Yi ; Missous, Mohammed ; Truscott, William S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK

Volume

48

Issue

4

fYear

2000

fDate

4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

632

Lastpage

638

Abstract

A theoretical analysis of a modulator based on two coupled resonators is presented in this paper. This modulator exhibits a resonant enhancement in its response. It is used as a component of tunneling structures designed for operation at terahertz frequencies; unlike conventional resonant tunneling structures, these use triple barriers. Data from optical and electrical measurements on a series of devices based on one design of a triple-barrier tunneling structure have been analyzed to estimate their behavior at frequencies over 1 THz. The analysis gives values for the resonantly enhanced admittance, its bandwidth, the bias-frequency relationship, and the requirements for a matching circuit to a 50-Ω environment. The results show that one existing structure might be used in oscillators working at 1 THz

Keywords

resonant tunnelling devices; submillimetre wave oscillators; 1 THz; inter-subband device; resonant modulator; resonant tunneling; terahertz oscillator; triple barrier structure; Electric variables measurement; Frequency estimation; Frequency measurement; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Resonant tunneling devices;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.841953

Filename

841953