An Assessment of Available Models for the Design of Schottky-Based Multipliers Up to THz Frequencies
[EN]This paper evaluates the ranges of application and physical limitations of lumped equivalent circuits and drift-diffusion models for the design of THz circuits. The predictions of these models have been compared with aMonte Carlo model, which was considered as a reference, and with measurements...
| Autores: | , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2014 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repositorio: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/130336 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/130336 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Schottky diodes Multipliers Terahertz Monte Carlo method |
| Sumario: | [EN]This paper evaluates the ranges of application and physical limitations of lumped equivalent circuits and drift-diffusion models for the design of THz circuits. The predictions of these models have been compared with aMonte Carlo model, which was considered as a reference, and with measurements from doublers and triplers designed and fabricated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Additionally, the usefulness of Schottky diodes as frequency multipliers above 3 THz is analyzed with the Monte Carlo model. |
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