Fundamentals and recent advances of terahertz resonant tunneling diodes

S Suzuki, M Asada - Applied Physics Express, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Terahertz (THz) technologies have been continuously developed for over two decades;
however, their use is limited, and finding widespread practical applications exclusive to THz …

Resonant-tunnelling-diode oscillators operating at frequencies above 1.1 THz

M Feiginov, C Sydlo, O Cojocari, P Meissner - Applied Physics Letters, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We present resonant-tunnelling-diode (RTD) oscillators operating at the fundamental
frequency of 1111 GHz. We show that our RTDs and RTD oscillators have much room for …

Frequency limitations of resonant-tunnelling diodes in sub-THz and THz oscillators and detectors

M Feiginov - Journal of infrared, millimeter, and terahertz waves, 2019 - Springer
The review outlines the basic principles of operation of resonant-tunnelling diodes (RTDs)
and RTD oscillators followed by an overview of their development in the last decades …

Operation of resonant-tunneling diodes with strong back injection from the collector at frequencies up to 1.46 THz

M Feiginov, H Kanaya, S Suzuki, M Asada - Applied Physics Letters, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
In search for possibilities to increase the operating frequencies of resonant-tunneling diodes
(RTDs), we are studying RTDs working in an unusual regime. The collector side of our …

[HTML][HTML] Double-resonant-tunneling-diode patch-antenna oscillators

P Ourednik, T Hackl, C Spudat, D Tuan Nguyen… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The concept of on-chip double-resonant-tunneling-diode (RTD) patch-antenna oscillator has
the virtues of compactness, simplicity, high isolation from the external circuitry, and …

[HTML][HTML] Double-resonant-tunneling-diode bridge-less patch-antenna oscillators operating up to 1.09 THz

P Ourednik, M Feiginov - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
9 μW at the fundamental frequency of 1.09 THz, 15 μW at 0.98 THz, and up to 27 μW at the
lower frequencies of 620–660 GHz have been demonstrated with double-resonant …

Limitations of output power and efficiency of simple resonant-tunneling-diode oscillators

C Spudat, P Ourednik, G Picco… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We show that the maximum output power of a simple resonant-tunneling-diode (RTD)
oscillator is fundamentally limited by the radiation conductance of its antenna and by a …

Terahertz electronic devices

F Aniel, G Auton, D Cumming, M Feiginov… - Springer Handbook of …, 2022 - Springer
The frequency band of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and infrared is
nowadays defined as the Terahertz band (1 THz corresponds to 1012 Hz). The development …

[HTML][HTML] Large-signal dynamics of resonant-tunneling diodes

P Ourednik, G Picco, D Tuan Nguyen… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
A model for analyzing dynamic large-signal characteristics of double-barrier resonant-
tunneling diodes (RTDs) is presented. The model is based on the analysis of dynamical …

Resonance tuning due to Coulomb interaction in strong near-field coupled metamaterials

D Roy Chowdhury, N Xu, W Zhang… - Journal of Applied Physics, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Coulomb's law is one of the most fundamental laws of physics that describes the
electrostatic interaction between two like or unlike point charges. Here, we experimentally …