Development of techniques for the design of a 3.5 THz fundamental balanced Schottky heterodyne mixer

This paper presents a strategy for the accurate design and optimisation of Schottky heterodyne mixers operating at the THz band. The design procedure is based on a bespoke Monte Carlo diode model which provides a precise and reliable description of the physical phenomena in the diode. Commercial ele...

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Published in2018 International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimetre-wave Circuits (INMMIC) pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Pardo, D., Ellison, B. N., Huggard, P. G., Wang, H., Alderman, B., Grajal, J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.07.2018
Subjects
Drude model
frequency mixer
Integrated circuit modeling
Mixers
Monte Carlo
optimisation
Schottky diode
Schottky diodes
Solid modeling
terahertz frequencies
Three-dimensional displays
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Summary:This paper presents a strategy for the accurate design and optimisation of Schottky heterodyne mixers operating at the THz band. The design procedure is based on a bespoke Monte Carlo diode model which provides a precise and reliable description of the physical phenomena in the diode. Commercial electromagnetic solvers are used to evaluate the parasitic components of the diode structure using Drude-like material models for the high doped layers of the diode. This technique is applied for the design of a 3.5 THz fundamental balanced mixer as part of the LOCUS atmospheric mission concept funded by ESA.
DOI:10.1109/INMMIC.2018.8430018