Title :
A high-temperature superconductive photomixer/antenna array source for terahertz applications
Author :
Saeedkia, Daryoosh ; Safavi-Naeini, Safieddin ; Mansour, Raafat R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
To increase the available terahertz power, arrays of the superconductive photomixer/antenna elements are proposed as a continuous-wave terahertz source. It is shown that a sub-milliwatt terahertz power is achievable from a typical superconductive photomixer/antenna array structure.
Keywords :
high-temperature superconductors; millimetre wave antenna arrays; photoconducting devices; superconducting arrays; continuous-wave terahertz source; high-temperature superconductive photomixer/antenna array source; sub-milliwatt terahertz power; terahertz applications; Antenna arrays; Biomedical optical imaging; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical arrays; Optical films; Optical sensors; Power lasers; Superconductivity;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2005.1572444
