A high-power terahertz source over 10 mW at 0.45 THz using an active antenna array with integrated patch antennas and resonant-tunneling diodes

Y Koyama, Y Kitazawa, K Yukimasa… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a compact, high-power, and high-directivity surface-emitting terahertz (THz)
source based on an array of active antennas with integrated patch antennas and resonant …

[HTML][HTML] Double-resonant-tunneling-diode bridge-less patch-antenna oscillators operating up to 1.09 THz

P Ourednik, M Feiginov - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
9 μW at the fundamental frequency of 1.09 THz, 15 μW at 0.98 THz, and up to 27 μW at the
lower frequencies of 620–660 GHz have been demonstrated with double-resonant …

Coherent power combination in a resonant-tunneling-diode arrayed oscillator with simplified structure

T Van Mai, M Asada, T Namba… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Coherent resonant-tunneling-diode (RTD) oscillator array is promising for high-power
terahertz sources. However, it is complicated to identify the proper operation mode in an …

Limitations of output power and efficiency of simple resonant-tunneling-diode oscillators

C Spudat, P Ourednik, G Picco… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We show that the maximum output power of a simple resonant-tunneling-diode (RTD)
oscillator is fundamentally limited by the radiation conductance of its antenna and by a …

Island THz on-chip slot-antenna resonant-tunneling-diode oscillators

D Tuan Nguyen, P Ourednik, M Feiginov - Applied Physics Letters, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate an “island” design of on-chip slot-antenna resonant-tunneling-diode (RTD)
oscillators, where the contact nþþ layer is removed everywhere except for a small island …

[HTML][HTML] Large-signal dynamics of resonant-tunneling diodes

P Ourednik, G Picco, D Tuan Nguyen… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A model for analyzing dynamic large-signal characteristics of double-barrier resonant-
tunneling diodes (RTDs) is presented. The model is based on the analysis of dynamical …

Bistability of AlGaAs/GaAs Resonant-Tunneling Diodes Heterostructural Channel

N Vetrova, E Kuimov, V Sinyakin, S Meshkov… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper presents an effective compact model of current transfer for the estimation of
hysteresis parameters on the volt-ampere characteristics of resonant-tunneling diodes. In …

Investigation of heat-dissipation structures in resonant tunneling diodes and their characteristics on terahertz oscillators

H Tanaka, H Fujikata, F Han… - Japanese Journal of …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This study investigates the heat dissipation structures for resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs).
The n+-InGaAs conductive layer beneath the RTD double-barrier layer, which possesses …

[HTML][HTML] High-power in-phase and anti-phase mode emission from linear arrays of resonant-tunneling-diode oscillators in the 0.4-to-0.8-THz frequency range

F Meng, Z Tang, P Ourednik, J Hazarika, M Feiginov… - APL Photonics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Oscillators based on resonant tunneling diodes (RTDs) are able to reach the highest
oscillation frequency among all electronic THz emitters. However, the emitted power from …

Generalised Analysis of Output-Power Limitations of Resonant-Tunnelling-Diode Oscillators with Symmetrical Slot Antennas

G Picco, P Ourednik, DT Nguyen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present optimization results for the symmetrical-slot-antenna resonant-
tunnelling-diode (RTD) oscillators with account of relevant antenna losses and RTD …