Efficient coupling of terahertz electromagnetic wave with the active region in a terahertz detector is required to enhance the optical sensitivity. In this work, we demonstrate direct integration of a field-effect-tra...Efficient coupling of terahertz electromagnetic wave with the active region in a terahertz detector is required to enhance the optical sensitivity. In this work, we demonstrate direct integration of a field-effect-transistor（FET） terahertz detector chip at the waveguide port of a horn antenna. Although the integration without a proper backshot is rather preliminary, the noise-equivalent power is greatly reduced from 2.7 nW/Hz^（1/2） for the bare detector chip to 76 pW/Hz^（1/2） at340 GHz. The enhancement factor of about 30 is confirmed by simulations revealing the effective increase in the energy flux density seen by the detector. The simulation further confirms the frequency response of the horn antenna and the onchip antennas. A design with the detector chip fully embedded within a waveguide cavity could be made to further enhance the coupling efficiency.展开更多
In this paper, we study the effect of the drain current on terahertz detection for Si metal-oxide semiconductor fieldeffect transistors（MOSFETs） both theoretically and experimentally. The analytical model, which is ...In this paper, we study the effect of the drain current on terahertz detection for Si metal-oxide semiconductor fieldeffect transistors（MOSFETs） both theoretically and experimentally. The analytical model, which is based on the smallsignal equivalent circuit of MOSFETs, predicts the significant improvement of the voltage responsivity Rv with the bias current. The experiment on antennas integrated with MOSFETs agrees with the analytical model, but the Rv improvement is accompanied first by a decrease, then an increase of the low-noise equivalent power（NEP） with the applied current. We determine the tradeoff between the low-NEP and high-Rv for the current-biased detectors. As the best-case scenario, we obtained an improvement of about six times in Rv without the cost of a higher NEP. We conclude that the current supply scheme can provide high-quality signal amplification in practical CMOS terahertz detection.展开更多
Antenna-coupled field-effect-transistors(FETs) offer high sensitivity for terahertz detection. Both the magnitude and the polarity of the response signal are sensitive to the localized terahertz field under the gate. ...Antenna-coupled field-effect-transistors(FETs) offer high sensitivity for terahertz detection. Both the magnitude and the polarity of the response signal are sensitive to the localized terahertz field under the gate. The ability of accurate sensing the intensity pattern is required for terahertz imaging systems. Here, we report artefacts in the intensity pattern of a focused terahertz beam around 1 THz by scanning a silicon-lens and antenna coupled AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility-transistor(HEMT) detector. The origin of the image distortion is found to be connected with one of the antenna blocks by probing the localized photocurrents as a function of the beam location and the frequency. Although the exact distortion is found with our specific antenna design, we believe similar artefacts could be commonplace in antenna-coupled FET terahertz detectors when the beam spot becomes comparable with the antenna size. To eliminate such artefacts, new antenna designs are welcomed to achieve strong asymmetry in the terahertz field distribution under the gate while maintaining a more symmetric radiation pattern for the whole antenna.展开更多
An optimized micro-gated terahertz detector with novel triple resonant antenna is presented.The novel resonant antenna operates at room temperature and shows more than a 700% increase in photocurrent response compared...An optimized micro-gated terahertz detector with novel triple resonant antenna is presented.The novel resonant antenna operates at room temperature and shows more than a 700% increase in photocurrent response compared to the conventional bowtie antenna.In finite-difference-time-domain simulations,we found the performance of the self-mixing GaN/AlGaN high electron mobility transistor detector is mainly dependent on the parameters L gs（the gap between the gate and the source/drain antenna） and L w（the gap between the source and drain antenna）.With the improved triple resonant antenna,an optimized micrometer-sized AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor detector can achieve a high responsivity of 9.45×102 V/W at a frequency of 903 GHz at room temperature.展开更多
We report on the characterization of a room temperature terahertz detector based on a GaN/AlGaN high electron mobility transistor integrated with three patch antennas.Experimental results prove that both horizontal an...We report on the characterization of a room temperature terahertz detector based on a GaN/AlGaN high electron mobility transistor integrated with three patch antennas.Experimental results prove that both horizontal and perpendicular electric fields are induced in the electron channel.A photocurrent is generated when the electron channel is strongly modulated by the gate voltage.Despite the large channel length and gate-source/drain distance, significant horizontal and perpendicular fields are achieved.The device is well described by the self-mixing of terahertz fields in the electron channel.The noise-equivalent power and responsivity are estimated to be 100 nW/（Hz）^（1/2） and 3 mA/ W at 292 K,respectively.No decrease in responsivity is observed up to a modulation frequency of 5 kHz. The detector performance can be further improved by engineering the source-gate-drain geometry to enhance the nonlinearity.展开更多
A Schottky barrier diode with low-barrier is presented, based on which a terahertz waveguide detector working at 500-600 GHz is designed and fabricated. By using the InGaAs/InP material system, the feature of the low ...A Schottky barrier diode with low-barrier is presented, based on which a terahertz waveguide detector working at 500-600 GHz is designed and fabricated. By using the InGaAs/InP material system, the feature of the low barrier is obtained which greatly improves the performance of the detector. The measured typical voltage responsivity is about 900 V/W at 50-560 OHz and is about 400 V/W at 560 600 GHz. The proposed broadband waveguide detector has the characteristics of simple structure, compact size, low cost and high performance, and can be used in a variety of applications such as imaging, moleeuIar spectroscopy and atmospheric remote sensing.展开更多
Terahertz （THz） direct detectors based on superconducting niobium nitride （NbN） hot electron bolometers （HEBs） with microwave （MW） biasing are studied. The MW is used to bias the HEB to the optimum point and t...Terahertz （THz） direct detectors based on superconducting niobium nitride （NbN） hot electron bolometers （HEBs） with microwave （MW） biasing are studied. The MW is used to bias the HEB to the optimum point and to readout the impedance changes caused by the incident THz signals. Compared with the thermal biasing method, this method would be more promising in large scale array with simple readout. The used NbN HEB has an excellent performance as heterodyne detector with the double sideband noise temperature （T N） of 403K working at 4.2K and 0.65THz. As a result, the noise equivalent power of 1.5pW/Hz 1/2 and the response time of 64ps are obtained for the direct detectors based on the NbN HEBs and working at 4.2K and 0.65THz.展开更多
针对太赫兹探测器的研究现状,分析研究了现有太赫兹探测器的优缺点,并对热释电型太赫兹探测器的热释电材料和吸收材料进行研究,提出了一种基于铌镁钛酸铅(PMNT)晶片的新型太赫兹探测器的设计和制作方法。用PMNT晶片作为热释电材料,碳纳...针对太赫兹探测器的研究现状,分析研究了现有太赫兹探测器的优缺点,并对热释电型太赫兹探测器的热释电材料和吸收材料进行研究,提出了一种基于铌镁钛酸铅(PMNT)晶片的新型太赫兹探测器的设计和制作方法。用PMNT晶片作为热释电材料,碳纳米管作为吸收材料,使用精密减薄抛光工艺和溅射电极工艺等工艺技术,完成了新型热释电太赫兹探测器的设计与制作。并利用该探测器设计了一款太赫兹功率计,经测试,该功率计在0.1~30 THz宽频段、0.5~100 m W大功率动态范围内,功率测量准确度达到了±10%,综合指标达到国际同类产品先进水平,应用效果良好。展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2016YFF0100501 and 2016YFC0801203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61611530708,11403084,61401456,61401297,and 61505242)+2 种基金the Six Talent Peaks Project of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.XXRJ-079)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2017372)the Russian Foundation for Basic Research(Grant No.17-52-53063)
文摘Efficient coupling of terahertz electromagnetic wave with the active region in a terahertz detector is required to enhance the optical sensitivity. In this work, we demonstrate direct integration of a field-effect-transistor（FET） terahertz detector chip at the waveguide port of a horn antenna. Although the integration without a proper backshot is rather preliminary, the noise-equivalent power is greatly reduced from 2.7 nW/Hz^（1/2） for the bare detector chip to 76 pW/Hz^（1/2） at340 GHz. The enhancement factor of about 30 is confirmed by simulations revealing the effective increase in the energy flux density seen by the detector. The simulation further confirms the frequency response of the horn antenna and the onchip antennas. A design with the detector chip fully embedded within a waveguide cavity could be made to further enhance the coupling efficiency.
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2016YFB-0402403)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK20141321)+1 种基金CAST Project,China(Grant No.08201601)the National Science Foundation for Young Scholars of China(Grant No.61404072)
文摘In this paper, we study the effect of the drain current on terahertz detection for Si metal-oxide semiconductor fieldeffect transistors（MOSFETs） both theoretically and experimentally. The analytical model, which is based on the smallsignal equivalent circuit of MOSFETs, predicts the significant improvement of the voltage responsivity Rv with the bias current. The experiment on antennas integrated with MOSFETs agrees with the analytical model, but the Rv improvement is accompanied first by a decrease, then an increase of the low-noise equivalent power（NEP） with the applied current. We determine the tradeoff between the low-NEP and high-Rv for the current-biased detectors. As the best-case scenario, we obtained an improvement of about six times in Rv without the cost of a higher NEP. We conclude that the current supply scheme can provide high-quality signal amplification in practical CMOS terahertz detection.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFF0100501)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61771466,61775231,and 61611530708)+3 种基金the Six Talent Peaks Project of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.XXRJ-079)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2017372)the Russian Foundation for Basic Research(Grant No.17-52-53063)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK20160400)
文摘Antenna-coupled field-effect-transistors(FETs) offer high sensitivity for terahertz detection. Both the magnitude and the polarity of the response signal are sensitive to the localized terahertz field under the gate. The ability of accurate sensing the intensity pattern is required for terahertz imaging systems. Here, we report artefacts in the intensity pattern of a focused terahertz beam around 1 THz by scanning a silicon-lens and antenna coupled AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility-transistor(HEMT) detector. The origin of the image distortion is found to be connected with one of the antenna blocks by probing the localized photocurrents as a function of the beam location and the frequency. Although the exact distortion is found with our specific antenna design, we believe similar artefacts could be commonplace in antenna-coupled FET terahertz detectors when the beam spot becomes comparable with the antenna size. To eliminate such artefacts, new antenna designs are welcomed to achieve strong asymmetry in the terahertz field distribution under the gate while maintaining a more symmetric radiation pattern for the whole antenna.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. G2009CB929303)the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. Y0BAQ31001)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos. 60871077 and 61107093)the Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 2010T2J07)
文摘An optimized micro-gated terahertz detector with novel triple resonant antenna is presented.The novel resonant antenna operates at room temperature and shows more than a 700% increase in photocurrent response compared to the conventional bowtie antenna.In finite-difference-time-domain simulations,we found the performance of the self-mixing GaN/AlGaN high electron mobility transistor detector is mainly dependent on the parameters L gs（the gap between the gate and the source/drain antenna） and L w（the gap between the source and drain antenna）.With the improved triple resonant antenna,an optimized micrometer-sized AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor detector can achieve a high responsivity of 9.45×102 V/W at a frequency of 903 GHz at room temperature.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(NoG2009CB929300)the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(NoY0BAQ31001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No60871077)
文摘We report on the characterization of a room temperature terahertz detector based on a GaN/AlGaN high electron mobility transistor integrated with three patch antennas.Experimental results prove that both horizontal and perpendicular electric fields are induced in the electron channel.A photocurrent is generated when the electron channel is strongly modulated by the gate voltage.Despite the large channel length and gate-source/drain distance, significant horizontal and perpendicular fields are achieved.The device is well described by the self-mixing of terahertz fields in the electron channel.The noise-equivalent power and responsivity are estimated to be 100 nW/（Hz）^（1/2） and 3 mA/ W at 292 K,respectively.No decrease in responsivity is observed up to a modulation frequency of 5 kHz. The detector performance can be further improved by engineering the source-gate-drain geometry to enhance the nonlinearity.
基金Supported by the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2011AA010203the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos 2011CB201704 and 2010CB327502the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61434006
文摘A Schottky barrier diode with low-barrier is presented, based on which a terahertz waveguide detector working at 500-600 GHz is designed and fabricated. By using the InGaAs/InP material system, the feature of the low barrier is obtained which greatly improves the performance of the detector. The measured typical voltage responsivity is about 900 V/W at 50-560 OHz and is about 400 V/W at 560 600 GHz. The proposed broadband waveguide detector has the characteristics of simple structure, compact size, low cost and high performance, and can be used in a variety of applications such as imaging, moleeuIar spectroscopy and atmospheric remote sensing.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2014CB339800the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61521001,11173015 and 11227904+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe Key Laboratory of Advanced Techniques for Manipulating Electromagnetic Waves of Jiangsu Province
文摘Terahertz （THz） direct detectors based on superconducting niobium nitride （NbN） hot electron bolometers （HEBs） with microwave （MW） biasing are studied. The MW is used to bias the HEB to the optimum point and to readout the impedance changes caused by the incident THz signals. Compared with the thermal biasing method, this method would be more promising in large scale array with simple readout. The used NbN HEB has an excellent performance as heterodyne detector with the double sideband noise temperature （T N） of 403K working at 4.2K and 0.65THz. As a result, the noise equivalent power of 1.5pW/Hz 1/2 and the response time of 64ps are obtained for the direct detectors based on the NbN HEBs and working at 4.2K and 0.65THz.
文摘针对太赫兹探测器的研究现状,分析研究了现有太赫兹探测器的优缺点,并对热释电型太赫兹探测器的热释电材料和吸收材料进行研究,提出了一种基于铌镁钛酸铅(PMNT)晶片的新型太赫兹探测器的设计和制作方法。用PMNT晶片作为热释电材料,碳纳米管作为吸收材料,使用精密减薄抛光工艺和溅射电极工艺等工艺技术,完成了新型热释电太赫兹探测器的设计与制作。并利用该探测器设计了一款太赫兹功率计,经测试,该功率计在0.1~30 THz宽频段、0.5~100 m W大功率动态范围内,功率测量准确度达到了±10%,综合指标达到国际同类产品先进水平,应用效果良好。
