Title :
Full wave modelling of integrated submmW receivers by using the FDTD/lumped element method
Author :
Vazquez, J. ; Parini, C.G. ; de Maagt, P. ; Clarricoats, P.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Queen Mary & Westfield Coll., London, UK
Abstract :
The modeling of integrated receivers requires one to handle the close interaction of non linear detectors and passive elements. Time domain methods such as FDTD can provide full models of these devices. This is demonstrated for a ring slot submmW mixer
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; lumped parameter networks; receiving antennas; submillimetre wave antennas; submillimetre wave mixers; submillimetre wave receivers; FDTD; antenna; full wave model; integrated submillimetre wave receiver; lumped element method; nonlinear detector; passive element; ring slot submillimetre wave mixer; time domain method; Antenna feeds; Detectors; Difference equations; Electromagnetic modeling; Finite difference methods; Instruments; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear equations; Schottky diodes; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Terahertz Electronics Proceedings, 1998. THz Ninety Eight. 1998 IEEE Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Leeds
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4903-2
DOI :
10.1109/THZ.1998.731691
