Title :
A tandem coupler for terahertz integrated circuits
Author :
Reck, Theodore J. ; Gorospe, Ben ; Deal, William ; Chattopadhyay, Goutam
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
A coplanar waveguide 3 dB quadrature coupler operating from 500 to 700 GHz is designed, fabricated and measured. On-wafer measurements demonstrate an amplitude balance of ±2 dB and phase balance of ±20 deg.
Keywords :
coplanar waveguides; submillimetre wave couplers; submillimetre wave integrated circuits; terahertz wave devices; amplitude balance; coplanar waveguide; frequency 500 GHz to 700 GHz; on-wafer measurements; phase balance; quadrature coupler; tandem coupler; terahertz integrated circuits; Calibration; Coplanar waveguides; Couplers; Phase measurement; Ports (Computers); Probes; Transmission line measurements; CPW; MMIC; On-wafer measurements; Tandem Coupler;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest (IMS), 2013 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6177-4
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2013.6697621
