• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 41, Issue 1, 2021017 (2022)
Yao CHEN1、2 and Sheng-Wei ZHANG1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Microwave Remote Sensing,National Space Science Center,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.01.023 Cite this Article
    Yao CHEN, Sheng-Wei ZHANG. Design of millimeter-wave detectors based on zero-bias Schottky diode for direct detection system of CubeSat radiometer[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(1): 2021017 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Typical zero-bias detector circuit structure,(b) improved zero-bias detector structure
    Fig. 1. (a) Typical zero-bias detector circuit structure,(b) improved zero-bias detector structure
    (a) Structure of the QVSD and its 3D electromagnetic model in HFSS, (b) equivalent circuits of the QVSD and diode junction area
    Fig. 2. (a) Structure of the QVSD and its 3D electromagnetic model in HFSS, (b) equivalent circuits of the QVSD and diode junction area
    (a) Short-circuit structure of the QVSD and its port loading model in HFSS (b) equivalent circuit
    Fig. 3. (a) Short-circuit structure of the QVSD and its port loading model in HFSS (b) equivalent circuit
    Simulated and measured I-V characteristic: (a) 3DSF20 (b)3DSF30
    Fig. 4. Simulated and measured I-V characteristic: (a) 3DSF20 (b)3DSF30
    Transition models and simulated S-parameters: (a) W-band (b) D-band
    Fig. 5. Transition models and simulated S-parameters: (a) W-band (b) D-band
    Radial stub structure models and Smith chart simulation results: (a) W-band, (b) D-band
    Fig. 6. Radial stub structure models and Smith chart simulation results: (a) W-band, (b) D-band
    Integrated circuit structure
    Fig. 7. Integrated circuit structure
    Integrated circuit models in HFSS: (a) W-band (b) D-band
    Fig. 8. Integrated circuit models in HFSS: (a) W-band (b) D-band
    Photos of two detector modules and their circuits: (a) W-band (b) D-band
    Fig. 9. Photos of two detector modules and their circuits: (a) W-band (b) D-band
    Photo of return loss test platform
    Fig. 10. Photo of return loss test platform
    Simulated, measured, and fixed return loss: (a) W-band detector (b) D-band detector
    Fig. 11. Simulated, measured, and fixed return loss: (a) W-band detector (b) D-band detector
    Test platform
    Fig. 12. Test platform
    Simulated and measured voltage sensitivity: (a) W-band detector (b) D-band detector
    Fig. 13. Simulated and measured voltage sensitivity: (a) W-band detector (b) D-band detector
    Measured linearity: (a) W-band detector, (b) D-band detector
    Fig. 14. Measured linearity: (a) W-band detector, (b) D-band detector
    LayerMaterialRelative Dielectric ConstantThickness(µm)
    Epitaxial LayerGaAs12.90.2
    Buffer LayerPerfect Conductor11.8
    Thin Film SubstrateGaAs12.95
    Passivation LayerSiO240.5
    Anode Probe & PadGold1
    Table 1. 3D electromagnetic model parameters of the QVSD
    TypeRs(Ω)Is(mA)n
    3DSF2014.5850.0511.052
    3DSF3010.6720.021.059
    Table 2. Calculated Rs, Is, and n of Schottky diodes
    ZL1(Ω)θL1(deg)ZL2(Ω)θL2(deg)Port 1 Impedance
    W-band57.2411.03117.8964.730.611-j2.035
    D-band144.2197.47120.7924.111.95+j1.552
    Table 3. Calculated parameters of L1 and L2 and optimized normalized impedances of port 1
    TypeParametersOriginal valueFixed valueError range provided by ACST
    3DSF20Cj(fF)2021.27316 to 24
    Rs(Ω)14.58510.489
    3DSF30Cj(fF)3024.62724 to 36
    Rs(Ω)10.72518.9865 to 20
    Table 4. Original and fixed parameters of Cj and Rs of the Schottky diodes
    Ref.W-band Frequency/GHzVoltage Sensitivity(V/ W)D-band Frequency/GHzVoltage Sensitivity(V/ W)
    579~93>860
    685~110Typ 750,MAX 1000
    886~94>2000
    980~104>2000120~155Typ 600,MAX 1600
    This work85~95Typ 2500,MAX 2875145~155Typ 1600,MAX 1891
    Table 5. Voltage sensitivity comparison
    Yao CHEN, Sheng-Wei ZHANG. Design of millimeter-wave detectors based on zero-bias Schottky diode for direct detection system of CubeSat radiometer[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(1): 2021017
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