A method of designing an E-plane power combiner composed of two quarter-arc bent rectangular waveguides is proposed for sub-THz and THz waves. The quarter-arc bent-waveguide power combiner has a simple geometry which ...A method of designing an E-plane power combiner composed of two quarter-arc bent rectangular waveguides is proposed for sub-THz and THz waves. The quarter-arc bent-waveguide power combiner has a simple geometry which is easy to design and fabricate. By HFSS codes, the physical mechanism and performance of the power combiner are analyzed, and the relationship between the output characteristics and the structure/operating parameters is given. Simulation results show that our power combiner is suitable for the combining of two equalpower and reversed-phase signals, the bandwidth of the combiner is wide and can be adjusted by the radius of the quarter-arc, and the isolation performance of the combiner can be improved by adding thin film resistive septa at the junction of two quarter-arc bent waveguides. Meanwhile, an approximate method based on the analytic geometrical analysis is given to design this power combiner for different frequency bands.展开更多
GaP terahertz (THz) two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal (PC) waveguides with line defects were fabricated using inductively-coupled plasma reactive-ion etching (ICP-RIE) in Ar/Cl2 gas chemistries. THz-wave generatio...GaP terahertz (THz) two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal (PC) waveguides with line defects were fabricated using inductively-coupled plasma reactive-ion etching (ICP-RIE) in Ar/Cl2 gas chemistries. THz-wave generation from the fabricated PC waveguides was demonstrated under collinear phase-matched difference-frequency generation (DFG), using Cr:Forsterite (Cr:F) lasers as the incident source. We compared the THz-wave output characteristics of the PC waveguides with that of GaP planar waveguides. The collinear phase-matching conditions in the DFG process were satisfied for 300- and 500-μm-wide PC waveguide structures at 0.7 and 0.6 THz, respectively. The additional output peaks that appeared near the edge of the photonic band gap, around 0.5 THz, were attributed to the guiding modes in the PC waveguide;no such peaks appeared in the non-patterned ridge waveguides. These experimental results suggest that the phonon-polariton confinement in THz-PC waveguides based on the GaP crystal could be used to enhance the nonlinear optical effect for THz-wave generation.展开更多
Terahertz (THz) transmission simulations play an important role in THz technology researches, especially for the structural design of a THz waveguide. Ray model takes into account both structure parameter of waveguide...Terahertz (THz) transmission simulations play an important role in THz technology researches, especially for the structural design of a THz waveguide. Ray model takes into account both structure parameter of waveguide and the divergence angle of beam light and could be an alternative way for THz transmission behavior simulations. In this paper, the ray model is used to calculate the transmission loss of tube waveguide, and the simulated transmission losses are presented to compare with the results calculated by COMSOL. The suitable THz frequency range of ray model is discussed by analyzing the transmission loss spectra of tube waveguides with various core sizes. The credibility of ray model on terahertz transmission simulations is demonstrated based on the experimental results tested by THz-TDS and calculated results.展开更多
为了获得低阈值连续波工作太赫兹源,采用固源分子束外延技术生长了Ga As/Al Ga As束缚态向连续态跃迁的太赫兹量子级联激光器(QCL)有源区,基于半绝缘-等离子体波导工艺制作了太赫兹量子级联激光器。获得了激光器(腔面未镀高反射膜)的发...为了获得低阈值连续波工作太赫兹源,采用固源分子束外延技术生长了Ga As/Al Ga As束缚态向连续态跃迁的太赫兹量子级联激光器(QCL)有源区,基于半绝缘-等离子体波导工艺制作了太赫兹量子级联激光器。获得了激光器(腔面未镀高反射膜)的发射光谱和相应的输出特性等性能,其中器件在10 K工作温度、350 m A激励电流下的中心频率为2.93 THz,连续波工作模式的阈值电流密度为156 A/cm2,器件的最大光输出功率为7.84 m W,最高工作温度为62 K。展开更多
在研究0.14 THz折叠波导行波管中,提出一种三段相速跳变的设计,使得电子能够在输出段与行波场发生速度再同步,从而提高了电子工作效率。根据色散公式,找到一种影响相速变化的结构因素。通过优化设计进行大信号程序计算,在电压14.95 k V...在研究0.14 THz折叠波导行波管中,提出一种三段相速跳变的设计,使得电子能够在输出段与行波场发生速度再同步,从而提高了电子工作效率。根据色散公式,找到一种影响相速变化的结构因素。通过优化设计进行大信号程序计算,在电压14.95 k V、工作电流30 m A时,与未采用相速变化的结构相比,140 GHz时功率提高了0.84 W,效率提高了9.13%;在142 GHz时功率提高了0.88 W,效率提高了10.4%;-1 d B带宽由原来的5 GHz提高到7 GHz,扩展了行波管的带宽,提高了电子与波的互作用效率。展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11075032the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No ZYGX2014J033
文摘A method of designing an E-plane power combiner composed of two quarter-arc bent rectangular waveguides is proposed for sub-THz and THz waves. The quarter-arc bent-waveguide power combiner has a simple geometry which is easy to design and fabricate. By HFSS codes, the physical mechanism and performance of the power combiner are analyzed, and the relationship between the output characteristics and the structure/operating parameters is given. Simulation results show that our power combiner is suitable for the combining of two equalpower and reversed-phase signals, the bandwidth of the combiner is wide and can be adjusted by the radius of the quarter-arc, and the isolation performance of the combiner can be improved by adding thin film resistive septa at the junction of two quarter-arc bent waveguides. Meanwhile, an approximate method based on the analytic geometrical analysis is given to design this power combiner for different frequency bands.
文摘GaP terahertz (THz) two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal (PC) waveguides with line defects were fabricated using inductively-coupled plasma reactive-ion etching (ICP-RIE) in Ar/Cl2 gas chemistries. THz-wave generation from the fabricated PC waveguides was demonstrated under collinear phase-matched difference-frequency generation (DFG), using Cr:Forsterite (Cr:F) lasers as the incident source. We compared the THz-wave output characteristics of the PC waveguides with that of GaP planar waveguides. The collinear phase-matching conditions in the DFG process were satisfied for 300- and 500-μm-wide PC waveguide structures at 0.7 and 0.6 THz, respectively. The additional output peaks that appeared near the edge of the photonic band gap, around 0.5 THz, were attributed to the guiding modes in the PC waveguide;no such peaks appeared in the non-patterned ridge waveguides. These experimental results suggest that the phonon-polariton confinement in THz-PC waveguides based on the GaP crystal could be used to enhance the nonlinear optical effect for THz-wave generation.
文摘Terahertz (THz) transmission simulations play an important role in THz technology researches, especially for the structural design of a THz waveguide. Ray model takes into account both structure parameter of waveguide and the divergence angle of beam light and could be an alternative way for THz transmission behavior simulations. In this paper, the ray model is used to calculate the transmission loss of tube waveguide, and the simulated transmission losses are presented to compare with the results calculated by COMSOL. The suitable THz frequency range of ray model is discussed by analyzing the transmission loss spectra of tube waveguides with various core sizes. The credibility of ray model on terahertz transmission simulations is demonstrated based on the experimental results tested by THz-TDS and calculated results.
文摘为了获得低阈值连续波工作太赫兹源,采用固源分子束外延技术生长了Ga As/Al Ga As束缚态向连续态跃迁的太赫兹量子级联激光器(QCL)有源区,基于半绝缘-等离子体波导工艺制作了太赫兹量子级联激光器。获得了激光器(腔面未镀高反射膜)的发射光谱和相应的输出特性等性能,其中器件在10 K工作温度、350 m A激励电流下的中心频率为2.93 THz,连续波工作模式的阈值电流密度为156 A/cm2,器件的最大光输出功率为7.84 m W,最高工作温度为62 K。
文摘在研究0.14 THz折叠波导行波管中,提出一种三段相速跳变的设计,使得电子能够在输出段与行波场发生速度再同步,从而提高了电子工作效率。根据色散公式,找到一种影响相速变化的结构因素。通过优化设计进行大信号程序计算,在电压14.95 k V、工作电流30 m A时,与未采用相速变化的结构相比,140 GHz时功率提高了0.84 W,效率提高了9.13%;在142 GHz时功率提高了0.88 W,效率提高了10.4%;-1 d B带宽由原来的5 GHz提高到7 GHz,扩展了行波管的带宽,提高了电子与波的互作用效率。
