Radio frequency characteristics of Fe-filled carbon nanotube film

The conduction noise suppression in radio frequency region using film type of the Fe-filled carbon nanotubes and its epoxy composite was evaluated on a coplanar waveguide. Fe in carbon nanotubes have shown α-Fe crystalline structure and had a coercivity of 650 Oe. The magnitudes of the signal attenuation of Fe-filled carbon nanotubes on coplanar waveguide were shown in the range of about 10–18 dB/cm at 20 GHz (the stop-band frequency region). The power losses of these films exhibited 65–85% at 20 GHz in the stop-band frequency.     

1.5 μm Ti:LiNbO3电光波导强度调制器

用钛内扩散技术和常规光刻手段,研制出1.5μmLiN_bO₃电光波导强度调制器。它由单模波导非对称Mach-Zehnder干涉仪和三电极共平面波导组成。干涉仪的两个臂长相差波导波长的四分之一,使器件在最佳线性点工作,无需外加电偏压。集总调制和行波调制的理论带宽分别为1GHz和7.8GHz。对于集总器件,测量了调制特性,半波电压为9.5V,调制带宽为0.7GHz。     

Some recent developments in the design of SIS mixers

SIS mixers in which superconducting tuning elements are integrated with the tunnel junctions have resulted in very low noise heterodyne receivers in the range 68–260 GHz. Above 120 GHz the need for extremely small reduced-height waveguides is avoided by mounting the SIS junctions in a suspended-stripline circuit coupled to a full-height waveguide by a broadband probe. The special characteristics of coplanar transmission line permit the design of SIS mixers with low parasitic reactances. Such a mixer operates over the full WR-10 band (75–110 GHz) without mechanical tuners.An earlier version of this paper was presented at the First International Symposium on Space THz Technology, March, 1990.The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is operated by Associated Universities, Inc., under cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.     

Design and performance of coplanar waveguide slotline bandpass filter

This paper describes the work involved in designing a coplanar waveguide -slotline bandpass filter. The filter designed to achieve at least -30dB insertion loss (S₂₁)in the stopband (8 to 8.5; 9.3 to 10 GHz) and less than -0.2 dB in the passband (8.75 to 9.05 GHz), with a centre frequency of 8.9 GHz. The filter and transition were fabricated on 1.27 mm thick RT-Duriod 6010.2 substrate and S-parameters were tested using standard SMA connectors with an HP-8510A network analyser.     

Impedance and complex propagation constant measurements at W-band on planar circuits

The voltage standing wave on a coplanar waveguide (CPW) is measured at W-band (75–110 GHz) using an array of bismuth microbolometers placed over the CPW. From this information, the impedance at the end of the line can be determined in addition to the complex propagation constant of the CPW. This measurement technique should also be applicable for other planar transmission lines and be extendable above 110 GHz. This work represents the highest frequency, direct measurement of a VSW on a CPW made to date.     

Driving Rydberg-Rydberg transitions from a coplanar microwave waveguide

The coherent interaction between ensembles of helium Rydberg atoms and microwave fields in the vicinity of a solid-state coplanar waveguide is reported. Rydberg-Rydberg transitions, at frequencies between 25 and 38 GHz, have been studied for states with principal quantum numbers in the range 30-35 by selective electric-field ionization. An experimental apparatus cooled to 100 K was used to reduce effects of blackbody radiation. Inhomogeneous, stray electric fields emanating from the surface of the waveguide have been characterized in frequency- and time-resolved measurements and coherence times of the Rydberg atoms on the order of 250 ns have been determined. These results represent a key element in the development of an experimental architecture to interface Rydberg atoms with solid-state devices.     

A substrate-modified CPW-based linear microwave phase shifter

A novel method for achieving linear phase shift is proposed over the frequency range of 2 - 6 GHz. Dielectric characterization of FR4 substrate interfaced with air as well as water produces the phase shift. The substrate property is modified by introducing a plain rectangular packet and W-shaped packet within the FR4 substrate. The overall dimension of the proposed structure is 30 × 60 mm². Across the entire proposed frequency range, the reflection coefficient is less than ?10 dB. The proposed coplanar waveguide with water- and air-stacked FR4 substrate is simulated, fabricated, and measured for its linear phase shifting characteristics analyzed in ISM 2.45, 3.3, and 5.8 GHz bands. The analysis over the entire band depicts that the differential shift in phase is directly proportional to the effective dielectric constant of the material used. The design will be more useful in automotive anti-collision radars in military, cellular base stations, and satellite communications.     

Electrooptic sampling of low temperature GaAs pulse generators for oscilloscope calibration

Optoelectronic generation of well characterized ultrashort electrical pulses plays an important role in the calibration of fast-sampling oscilloscopes. In this paper the authors describe the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) pulse generator, comprising a femtosecond laser and an ultrafast photoconductive switch which can generate electrical pulses as short as 650 fs. The photoconductive switch consists of a GaAs substrate with a top GaAs layer grown under low temperature conditions to ensure a subpicosecond recombination rate. The technique of electrooptic sampling is used to measure pulses on planar transmission lines, such as coplanar waveguide and coplanar stripline. Good agreement is shown between electrooptic sampling measurement and the modelling of pulse propagation along a coplanar waveguide, enabling one to optimize a design of a calibration test source. The use of a pulse generator to calibrate a 50 GHz sampling oscilloscope is described.     

High conversion gain cascode quadruple subharmonic mixer for millimeter-wave applications

In this paper, we have presented millimeter-wave high conversion gain quadruple subharmonic mixers adopting the cascode structure. The subharmonic mixers were successfully integrated by using 0.1 μm GaAs pseudomorphic HEMTs (PHEMT's) and the coplanar waveguide (CPW) structures. From the measurement at LO power of 13 dBm at 14.5 GHz, it shows that conversion gain is 3.4 dB which is one of the best conversion gains at 60.4 GHz. Isolations of LO-to-IF and LO-to-RF were −53.6 dB and −46.2 dB, at a frequency of 14.5 GHz, respectively.     

An analytical model for coplanar waveguide on silicon-on-insulator substrate with conformal mapping technique

In this paper, the authors present an analytical model for coplanar waveguide on silicon-on-insulator substrate. The four-element topological network and the conformal mapping technique are used to analyse the capacitance and the conductance of the sandwich substrate. The validity of the model is verified by the full-wave method and the experimental data. It is found that the inductance, the resistance, the capacitance and the conductance from the analytical model show they are in good agreement with the corresponding values extracted from experimental S-parameter until 10 GHz.     

Design,fabrication and characterization of a Schottky diode on an AlGaAs/GaAs HEMT structure for on-chip RF power detection

A Schottky diode was designed and fabricated on an n-AlGaAs/GaAs high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) structure for RF power detection. The processing steps used in the fabrication were the conventional steps used in standard GaAs processing. Current–voltage measurements showed that the devices had rectifying properties with a barrier height of 0.5289–0.5468 eV. The fabricated Schottky diodes detected RF signals well and their cut-off frequencies up to 20 GHz were estimated in direct injection experiments. To achieve a high cut-off frequency, a smaller Schottky contact area is required. The feasibility of direct integration with the planar dipole antenna via a coplanar waveguide transmission line without insertion of matching circuits was discussed. A higher cut-off frequency can also be achieved by reducing the length of the coplanar waveguide transmission line. These preliminary results represent a breakthrough as regards direct on-chip integration technology, towards the realization of a ubiquitous network society.     

A cavity with reduced mode conversion for gyrotrons

Mode conversion at discontinuities of an ordinary gyrotron cavity is examined. It is shown how the production of unwanted spurious modes can be reduced substantially by introducing smooth transition regions between the individual parts of the cavity. The cavity of the 140 GHz KfK gyrotron operating in the TE_10,4 mode is used as an example. Cavity and adjacent tapered output waveguide are optimized as a single unit.     

过模圆转弯波导的设计与实验

 研究了一种新型的过模圆转弯波导,可实现圆波导TM₀₁模的转弯传输。介绍了这种过模圆转弯波导的基本原理：即沿转弯平面插入一块金属板,将圆波导转换为两个半圆波导。圆波导TM₀₁模在半圆波导中转换为半圆波导TE₁₁模,经转弯传输后,重新将半圆波导TE₀₁模转换为圆波导TM₀₁模,从而实现圆波导TM₀₁模的转弯传输。基于这一原理设计了一个中心频率为2.856 GHz、转弯45°的过模圆转弯波导,并进行了数值模拟和实验研究。实验结果表明：其转弯半径为123.7 mm,转弯半径较小;在中心频点2.856 GHz处,传输损耗约为0.247 dB,驻波系数为1.217;在2.75～2.95 GHz的频率范围内传输损耗小于0.53 dB,驻波系数小于1.34。     

砷化镓半导体材料与器件中高频场分布研究的新方法——脉冲电光检测技术

介绍了砷化镓材料和器件中高频电场的分布测量的新方法——谐波混频脉冲电光检测:它的原理、实验装置以及在砷化镓共平面波导中微波驻波场分布测量中应用的结果.在频率高达20.10GHz及开路、短路和50Ω不同的负载条件下测得的结果与理论预计值符合很好.本文最后对方法的灵敏度和空间分辨率进行讨论.     

Experimental investigation of millimeter wave Gunn oscillator circuits in circular waveguides

Millimeter wave Gunn oscillator circuits using circular waveguides for 33–50 GHz and 75–110 GHz frequency bands are described. These oscillators are simpler to construct at millimeter wavelengths compared to the conventional rectangular waveguide circuits. The effect of various circuit parameters on the oscillator frequency and output power has been experimentally studied. The CW power and mechanical tuning range obtained from the circular waveguide Gunn oscillators are found to be comparable and sometimes even better than those obtained with conventional rectangular waveguide circuits using the same Gunn device.     

15GHz马赫－陈德尔型Ti：LiNbO_3行波幅度电光调制器

比较了四种马赫－陈德尔调制器的结构特性，表明Ｚ切共面波导（ＣＰＷ）是最好的一种结构。用阶跃倒相电极设计了新型电光光波导幅度调制器，研制了包装式带尾光纤的有５段例相电极的马赫－陈德尔调制器。在１．５３２μｍ波长上，该器件调制带宽为１４．８ＧＨｚ，半波电压为１４Ｖ，消光比为２１．３ｄＢ，光纤－器件－光纤插入损耗７．６ｄＢ。     

具有调制功能的多模干涉型1×3分束器

提出了利用量子约束斯塔克(Stark)效应制作具有调制功能的多模干涉型1×3分束器的设计思想,并详细分析了这种光分束器的工作原理。根据理论计算结果,制作了具有调制功能的多模干涉型1×3分束器。分束器的脊型多模波导长度为275μm,宽度为10μm,波导层采用GaAs/AlGaAs多量子阱结构,厚度约为0.2μm;电极采用共面波导结构。首先用有限差分光束传播法模拟了器件的光波传播特性,然后进行了初步的实验验证。理论模拟和实验结果表明,波长为0.86μm的高斯光束对称入射到多模波导的中心,器件实现了3分束功能;施加3 V的直流偏压,器件的调制深度达90%以上、调制带宽为2 GHz,实现了电吸收调制功能。     

过模圆转弯波导的设计与实验

研究了一种新型的过模圆转弯波导,可实现圆波导TM01模的转弯传输。介绍了这种过模圆转弯波导的基本原理：即沿转弯平面插入一块金属板,将圆波导转换为两个半圆波导。圆波导TM01模在半圆波导中转换为半圆波导TE11模,经转弯传输后,重新将半圆波导TE01模转换为圆波导TM01模,从而实现圆波导TM01模的转弯传输。基于这一原理设计了一个中心频率为2.856 GHz、转弯45°的过模圆转弯波导,并进行了数值模拟和实验研究。实验结果表明：其转弯半径为123.7 mm,转弯半径较小;在中心频点2.856 GHz处,传输损耗约为0.247 dB,驻波系数为1.217;在2.75～2.95 GHz的频率范围内传输损耗小于0.53 dB,驻波系数小于1.34。     

A k-band broadband monolithic distributed frequency multiplier based on nonlinear transmission line

A fabrication technology of GaAs planar Schottky varactor diode (PSVD) is successfully developed and used to design and manufacture GaAs-based monolithic frequency multiplication based on 23-section nonlinear transmission lines (NLTLs) consisting of a coplanar waveguide transmission line and periodically distributed PSVDs. The throughout design and optimization procedure of 23-section monolithic NLTLs for frequency multiplication in the k-band range is based on a large signal equivalent model of PSVD extracted from small-signal S-parameter measurements. This paper reports that the distributed SPVD exhibits a capacitance ratio of 5.4, a normalized capacitance of 0.86 fF/μm2 and a breakdown voltage in excess of 22 V. The integrated 23-section NLTLs fed by 20-dBm input power demonstrates a 26-GHz peak second harmonic output power of 14-dBm with 25.3% conversion efficiency in the second harmonic output frequency range of 6 GHz-26 GHz.     

Fabrication of Al air-bridge on coplanar waveguide

Superconducting coplanar waveguide(CPW) can be widely used as two-dimensional(2 D) resonator, transmission line or feedline, providing an important component for superconducting quantum circuit which is a promising candidate for quantum information processing. Due to the discontinuities and asymmetries in the ground planes, CPW usually exhibits the spurious resonance, which is a common source of decoherence in circuit quantum electrodynamics experiments. To mitigate the spurious resonance, we fabricated superconducting aluminum air-bridges on Nb CPW. The fabricated airbridges are approximately 3 m high and up to 120 m long. Compared with other methods, the fabrication procedures of our air-bridges are simpler, and the air-bridge can withstand strong ultrasound.