OPTICALLY GENERATED 60 GHZ MILLIMETER WAVES USING ALGAAS/INGAAS HEMTS INTEGRATED WITH BOTH QUASI-OPTICAL ANTENNA CIRCUITS AND MMICS

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PLANT, DV [1 ]
SCOTT, DC [1 ]
FETTERMAN, HR [1 ]
SHAW, LK [1 ]
JONES, W [1 ]
TAN, KL [1 ]
机构
[1] TRW CO INC,DIV ELECTR & TECHNOL,REDONDO BEACH,CA 90278
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10.1109/68.124891
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Continuously tunable 49-67 GHz millimeter wave radiation has been generated using optical mixing in AlGaAs/InGaAs HEMT's integrated with both quasi-optical antenna circuits and multistage MMIC amplifiers. Using these systems, microwatt levels of millimeter wave power has been generated. A quantitative study of the signal strength versus bias, polarization, and light intensity was performed. In addition, the millimeter waves were modulated by applying a RF signal (< 1 GHz) to the FET gate. Using this technique, tunable electrical sidebands were added to the optically generated 60 GHz carrier, thus providing a method of transmitting information.
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