Broadband sources in the 1–3 THz range

Author

Mehdi, Imran ; Ward, John ; Maestrini, Alain ; Chattopadhyay, Goutam ; Schlecht, Erich ; Thomas, Bertrand ; Lin, Robert ; Lee, Choonsup ; Gill, John

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

21-25 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Broadband electronically tunable sources in the terahertz range are a critical technology for enabling space-borne as well as ground-based applications. By power-combining MMIC amplifier and frequency tripler chips, we have recently demonstrated >1 mW of output power at 900 GHz. This source provides a stepping stone to enable sources in the 2-3 THz range that can sufficiently pump multi-pixel imaging arrays.

Keywords

MMIC power amplifiers; submillimetre wave amplifiers; broadband electronically tunable sources; frequency 2 THz to 3 THz; frequency 900 GHz; frequency tripler chips; ground-based applications; power-combining MMIC amplifier; pump multi-pixel imaging arrays; space-borne technology; Anodes; Appropriate technology; Bandwidth; Frequency; MMICs; Optical imaging; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Space technology; Submillimeter wave technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009. IRMMW-THz 2009. 34th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Busan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5416-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5417-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2009.5324620

Filename

5324620