Millimeter-Wave Detector on the Basis of Low-Barrier Schottky Diodes and a Planar Slot Antenna

Author

Shashkin, V.I. ; Drjagin, Y.A. ; Zakamov, V.R. ; Krivov, S.V. ; Kukin, L.M. ; Murel, A.V. ; Chechenin, Y.I.

Author_Institution

Russian Acad. of Sci., Nizhny Novgorod

fYear

2006

fDate

18-22 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

400

Lastpage

400

Abstract

Zero-bias detectors based on low-barrier Schottky diodes and planar slot antennas are investigated at 94 GHz. Diodes with differential contact resistances R_j =1+1000 kOmega at zero bias are used. The better voltage responsivity - more than 10000 V/W - is obtained at R_j =20+100 kOmega. At lower values of R_j =2+6 kOmega a better noise equivalent power NEPap10^-12 WmiddotHz^-1/2, is observed. Experimental data are compared with the simulation in a simple model of detector.

Keywords

Schottky diodes; millimetre wave antennas; millimetre wave detectors; millimetre wave diodes; planar antennas; slot antennas; differential contact resistances; frequency 94 GHz; low-barrier Schottky diodes; millimeter-wave detector; planar slot antenna; voltage responsivity; zero-bias detectors; Acoustical engineering; Antenna measurements; Circuit noise; Contact resistance; Detectors; Physics; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Slot antennas; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368608

Filename

4222342