期刊
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TERAHERTZ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
卷 3, 期 5, 页码 532-544出版社
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2013.2266541
关键词
High power terahertz; photomixers; planar antennas; terahertz (THz); THz arrays
资金
- CICYT NeoImag [TEC2009-14525-C02-01]
- CONSOLIDER TERASENSE [CSD2008-00068]
- Spanish Education Minister under the program FPU [AP2009-4679]
- Spanish Economy Minister under the program FPI [BES2010-037676]
- Catedras de Excelencia from Banco Santander
Arrays of coherently driven photomixers with antenna (antenna emitter arrays, AEAs) have been evaluated as a possibility to overcome the power limitations of individual conventional photomixers with antenna (antenna emitters, AEs) for the generation of continuous-wave (CW) THz radiation. In this paper, large area emitters (LAEs) are proposed as an alternative approach, and compared with AEAs. In this antenna-free new scheme of photomixing, the THz radiation originates directly from the acceleration of photo-induced charge carriers generated within a large semiconductor area. The quasi-continuous distribution of emitting elements corresponds to a high-density array and results in favorable radiation profiles without side lobes. Moreover, the achievable THz power is expected to outnumber even large AEAs. Last not least, the technological challenge of fabricating LAEs appears to be significantly less demanding.
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