TY - GEN
T1 - Power synthesis at low frequencies in the sub-THz gap
AU - Zhao, Jiaqi
AU - Zhu, Zhongbo
AU - Zhang, Bin
AU - Ye, Dexin
AU - Li, Changzhi
AU - Ran, Lixin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/6/19
Y1 - 2015/6/19
N2 - Terahertz (THz) technology is one of the research fronts in the microwave society. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of power synthesis at low-THz frequencies based on discrete THz sources. We show that by applying precision digital phase control, such a power synthesis can be achieved, overcoming the difficulty of phase alignment at these frequencies. For demonstration, we implement a 0.11-THz prototype system based on state of the art F-PLLs and IMPATT diodes. Experimental results validate the proposed approach. With increased wide digital bit width, our method can be effectively used at all sub- and low-THz frequencies in the THz gap, providing an alternative thought to achieve high-power THz waves.
AB - Terahertz (THz) technology is one of the research fronts in the microwave society. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of power synthesis at low-THz frequencies based on discrete THz sources. We show that by applying precision digital phase control, such a power synthesis can be achieved, overcoming the difficulty of phase alignment at these frequencies. For demonstration, we implement a 0.11-THz prototype system based on state of the art F-PLLs and IMPATT diodes. Experimental results validate the proposed approach. With increased wide digital bit width, our method can be effectively used at all sub- and low-THz frequencies in the THz gap, providing an alternative thought to achieve high-power THz waves.
KW - Power synthesis
KW - phase control
KW - phase-locked loop
KW - terahertz
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84937932727&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/RWS.2015.7129747
DO - 10.1109/RWS.2015.7129747
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84937932727
T3 - IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, RWS
SP - 26
EP - 28
BT - RWS 2015 - Proceedings
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 2015 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, RWS 2015 - RWW 2015
Y2 - 25 January 2015 through 28 January 2015
ER -