Abstract

A terahertz (THz) wave generator for multiplying the output power from arrayed photomixers is developed. The generator is composed of two uni-traveling carrier photodiodes (UTC-PDs) as the photomixers, a [Formula: see text] T-junction power combiner and a microstrip rectangular patch antenna on a silicon carbide (SiC) substrate in which photocurrents of 300[Formula: see text]GHz from the UTC-PDs are combined to be fed to the antenna. Experimental results show that the output power is multiplied by 5.8[Formula: see text]dB (approximately fourfold) compared to that of a single UTC-PD. This advancement has the potential for further multiplication of THz power by cascaded combining of a larger number of UTC-PDs.

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