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18 October 2013 Broadband THz detection and homodyne mixing using GaAs high-electron-mobility transistor rectifiers
S. Preu, S. Regensburger, S. Kim, M. Mittendorff, S. Winnerl, S. Malzer, H. Lu, P. G. Burke, A. C. Gossard, H. B. Weber, M. S. Sherwin
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We report on Terahertz (THz) detectors based on III-V high-electron-mobility field-effect transistors (FET). The detection results from a rectification process that is still highly efficient far above frequencies where the transistor provides gain. Several detector layouts have been optimized for specific applications at room temperature: we show a broadband detector layout, where the rectifying FET is coupled to a broadband logarithmic-periodic antenna. Another layout is optimized for mixing of two orthogonal THz beams at 370 GHz or, alternatively, 570 GHz. A third version uses a large array of FETs with very low access resistance allowing for detection of very short high-power THz pulses. We reached a time resolution of 20 ps.
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S. Preu, S. Regensburger, S. Kim, M. Mittendorff, S. Winnerl, S. Malzer, H. Lu, P. G. Burke, A. C. Gossard, H. B. Weber, and M. S. Sherwin "Broadband THz detection and homodyne mixing using GaAs high-electron-mobility transistor rectifiers", Proc. SPIE 8900, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology VI, 89000R (18 October 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2029478
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KEYWORDS
Terahertz radiation

Field effect transistors

Antennas

Sensors

Resistance

Signal detection

Transistors

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