THz frequency multiplier chains based on planar Schottky diodes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4855, Issue , 2002, Pages 447-458

  Maiwald, Frank ^a   Schlecht, Erich ^a   Maestrini, Alain ^a   Chattopadhyay, Goutam ^b   Pearson, John ^a   Pukala, David ^a   Mehdi, Imran ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Local oscillator; Multiplier; Planar Schottky diodes; Spectroscopy; THz

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; GALAXIES; RADIO RECEIVERS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECTROSCOPY; WAVEGUIDES;

FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER CHAINS; LOCAL OSCILLATOR; PLANAR SCHOTTKY DIODES; TETRAHERTZ; UNIVERSE;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0038805252     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.459355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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