Design and fabrication of waveguide-coupled CW-photomixers for millimetre-wave and THz applications using low temperature grown GaAs photoconductors

Author

Malcoci, A. ; Miles, R.E. ; Vukusic, J. ; Stake, J. ; Pascual, B. Martinez ; Huggard, P.G. ; Matheson, D.N.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Leeds Univ., UK

Volume

1

fYear

2005

fDate

19-23 Sept. 2005

Firstpage

130

Abstract

A waveguide photomixer for millimetre-wave and terahertz applications, incorporating interdigitated low temperature grown (LTG) - GaAs photoconductors, and driven at 800 nm, has been designed and fabricated. The motivation, design method and fabrication of the device are discussed.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; microwave photonics; millimetre wave mixers; multiwave mixing; photoconducting materials; submillimetre wave mixers; waveguide couplers; 800 nm; GaAs; THz applications; low temperature grown photoconductors; millimetre-wave applications; waveguide-coupled continuous wave photomixers; Fingers; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Hollow waveguides; Metallization; Millimeter wave technology; Optical device fabrication; Photoconductivity; Submillimeter wave technology; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005. The Joint 30th International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9348-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2005.1572442

Filename

1572442