Leaky Lens Photo-Conductive Antennas on LT GaAs membranes

Paolo Maria Sberna, Arturo Fiorellini Bernardis, Alessandro Garufo, Juan Bueno, Nuria Llombart, Andrea Neto

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Abstract

Photo-conductive lens antennas (PCAs) exploit the ultra-short photoconductivity phenomenon of specific semiconductors in order to generate pulsed radiation in the THz regime. State of the art PCAs suffer from high dispersion and low radiation efficiency over the large generated bandwidth due to the poor coupling between the antenna and the dielectric lens. In this work, a leaky lens PCA is proposed to overcome these issues. The presented structure, indeed, aims at a 1:15 bandwidth (0.1 THz – 1.5 THz). The design, assembly and manufacture of a LT-GaAs membrane-based leaky lens PCA are shown and discussed together with the measurement of the radiated power.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 46th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz 2021
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings
Place of PublicationDanvers
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-9424-0
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-9425-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventIRMMW-THZ 2021: 46th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves - Online at Chengdu, China
Duration: 30 Aug 20213 Sept 2021
Conference number: 46th

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz
Volume2021-August
ISSN (Print)2162-2027
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2035

Conference

ConferenceIRMMW-THZ 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityOnline at Chengdu
Period30/08/213/09/21

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