• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 52, Issue 1, 20220278 (2023)
Yiting Liu1,2,3, Qingfeng Ding2,3,4, Wei Feng1,2,3, Yifan Zhu1,2,3..., Hua Qin1,2,3,4,*, Jiandong Sun1,2,3 and Kai Cheng5|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Nanodevices and Applications, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
  • 3Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Nano Devices, Suzhou 215123, China
  • 4School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai 201210, China
  • 5Enkris Semiconductor, Inc., Suzhou 215000, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20220278 Cite this Article
    Yiting Liu, Qingfeng Ding, Wei Feng, Yifan Zhu, Hua Qin, Jiandong Sun, Kai Cheng. Terahertz vector measurement system based on AlGaN/GaN HEMT terahertz mixer[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(1): 20220278 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Vector measurement is an important technology for beam testing of antennas and quasi-optical systems in terahertz band. This paper introduces a terahertz vector measurement system based on a high-sensitivity AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) terahertz detector integrated with a quasi-optical lens and waveguide together, which reached the noise equivalent power of -113 dBm/Hz in heterodyne mode at 340 GHz. A hardware circuit is established based on the double frequency-down-conversion technique to suppress phase noise in the system. The experimental results indicate that the minimum measurable power is 119 nW and the phase stability is better than 4° of the system. Measurement of the distribution of both terahertz amplitude and phase has been achieved based on this coherent AlGaN/GaN HEMT detector. An arrayed terahertz vector measurement system could be developed based on this work.
    $ S1=cos(2πf1t)S2=cos(2πf2t+ϕ) $(1)

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    $ {S_{{\text{REF}}}} = {A_{{\text{REF}}}}\cos (2\pi {f_{{\text{IF}}}}t + N\phi ) $(2)

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    $ SLO=cos(2πfLOt)SRF=cos(2πfRFt+Nϕ) $(3)

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    $ {S_{{\text{IF}}}} = A{\text{CL}}\cos (2\pi {f_{{\text{IF}}}}t + N\phi + \phi ') $(4)

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    $ SI=ACLGcos(ϕ)SQ=ACLGsin(ϕ) $(5)

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    $ A=SI2+SQ2Aϕ = arctan(SISQ) $(6)

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    $ {P_{\min }} = \frac{{{P_{{\text{RF}}}}}}{{{V_{{\text{IF}}}}}} \times {\sigma _{{\text{V - IF}}}} $(7)

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    Yiting Liu, Qingfeng Ding, Wei Feng, Yifan Zhu, Hua Qin, Jiandong Sun, Kai Cheng. Terahertz vector measurement system based on AlGaN/GaN HEMT terahertz mixer[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(1): 20220278
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