DocumentCode
2674676
Title
Multiplier based sources for frequencies above 2 THz
Author
Crowe, Thomas W. ; Retzloff, Steven A. ; Pouzou, Chris ; Hesler, Jeffrey L.
Author_Institution
Virginia Diodes, Inc., Charlottesville, VA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
2-7 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
Summary form only given. THz sources based on cascaded frequency multipliers are described. These operate at room temperature, have excellent signal quality and are frequency tunable. A 1.9 THz source generates greater than 10uW. More recently sources at 2.5 and 2.7 THz have generated 2uW. These power levels are useful as local oscillators for astronomical receivers, such as those on the SOFIA airborne observatory.
Keywords
frequency multipliers; oscillators; submillimetre wave circuits; SOFIA airborne observatory; THz source generation; astronomical receiver; cascaded frequency multiplier; frequency 1.9 THz; frequency 2.5 THz; frequency 2.7 THz; frequency tunable; oscillator; power 2 muW; signal quality; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Flanges; History; Observatories; Power generation; Receivers; Schottky diodes; Tuning;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Houston, TX
ISSN
2162-2027
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN
2162-2027
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105029
Filename
6105029
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