A mm-wave power source based on high power Schottky diode multipliers

基于大功率肖特基二极管倍增器的毫米波电源

• 批准号: 720261
• 金额: $ 12.28万
• 依托单位: TERATECH COMPONENTS LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Development of Prototype
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2013 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=720261
• 关键词: mm; wave; power; source; based

Teratech Components Ltd (Teratech) is requesting support to develop a novel mm-wavesource technology based on high power, high efficiency Schottky diode multipliers. Mostparts of the electromagnetic spectrum are well understood and exploited, but the terahertz(THz) region between microwaves and infrared is still largely unexplored. The ability to seethrough obscuring dielectric materials with higher spatial resolution than with microwaves,and the potential for high speed data transfer, makes the THz spectrum of particular interest: there is a clear and growing commercial market for sources of millimetre-wave power (and other components) in areas as diverse as thermal imaging (for security and medical purposes), millimetric radar, sub-millimetre spectroscopy, process technology, near field imaging at subwavelength resolution and high bandwidth data transfer. These, and other applications, are backed by an emerging international market in millimetre and sub-millimetre test instrumentation.We propose to prototype a method for generating power at ~100GHz with attractive features and potential advantages compared with other techniques. As well as addressing an immediate market need, this is an excellent opportunity to exploit Teratech’s unique Schottky diode foundry through innovative development of higher added value knowledge based component electronics in a developing technology field.Specifically, we propose to design and prototype a novel high power, high efficiencyfrequency doubler. This will be breadboarded with a lower frequency active multiplier andfrequency synthesiser to make a diode based millimetre-wave source, with higher outputpower and broader tuning range than alternative technologies.

Teratech Components Ltd (Teratech) 正在请求支持开发一种基于高功率、高效率肖特基二极管倍增器的新型毫米波源技术。电磁频谱的大部分部分都已被充分理解和利用，但微波和红外之间的太赫兹 (THz) 区域。与微波相比，以更高的空间分辨率透视模糊介电材料的能力以及高速数据传输的潜力尚未被探索。特别感兴趣的太赫兹频谱：在热成像（用于安全和医疗目的）、毫米雷达、亚毫米光谱、处理技术、亚波长分辨率的近场成像和高带宽数据传输这些应用以及其他应用都得到了新兴的毫米和亚毫米测试仪器国际市场的支持。我们建议建立一种在亚波长分辨率下发电的方法原型。与其他技术相比，〜100GHz 具有有吸引力的功能和潜在优势，除了满足当前的市场需求外，这是一个绝佳的机会，可以通过在发展​​中的技术领域创新开发更高附加值的基于知识的组件电子产品来利用 Teratech 独特的肖特基二极管代工厂。具体来说，我们建议设计一种新型高功率、高效率倍频器并对其进行原型设计，该倍频器将与较低频率的有源乘法器和频率合成器一起进行试验，以制造基于二极管的毫米波源，具有较高的频率。与替代技术相比，输出功率和更宽的调谐范围。