A 660 GHz Up-converter for THz Communications

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作者
Deal, William R. [1 ]
Leong, Kevin [1 ]
Zamora, Alexis [1 ]
Gorospe, Ben [1 ]
Khanh Nguyen [1 ]
Mei, Xiao Bing [1 ]
机构
[1] Northrop Grumman Corp, Falls Church, VA 22042 USA
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2017 IEEE COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYMPOSIUM (CSICS) | 2017年
关键词
Terahertz; Submillimeter Wave; Indium Phosphide; HEMT;
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
This paper reports on a 660 GHz transmitter using InP HEMT technology. The transmitter features a x18 multiplier chain, sub-harmonic mixer, and a power amplifier at the output. Tradeoffs in the upconverter topology are discussed, including transmit noise power, RF filtering, and phase noise. With SSPA at the output, this up-converter achieves the highest reported power to date at this frequency. This significantly advances the technology required for submillimeter wave communication.
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