This paper presents a highly broadband quadrature down-converter with a center frequency of 300GHz and a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with a bandwidth of 80GHz. The operation frequency between 235GHz and 315GHz enables the usage in future wireless high data rate applications. The submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits (S-MMICs) are realized using a 35nm metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (mHEMT) technology based on InAlAs/InGaAs. The down-converter integrates a frequency multiplier by four, a buffer amplifier and a passive fundamental I/Q mixer and reaches a conversion gain of -15dB and an RF bandwidth of 60GHz. The low-noise amplifier has an average gain of 26dB over the 3dB bandwidth. A total conversion gain of the receiver of 11dB is therefore reached by combining the down-converter and the LNA.
%0 Conference Paper
%1 Dan_COMCAS2019
%A Dan, I.
%A Grötsch, C. M.
%A Schoch, B.
%A Wagner, S.
%A John, L.
%A Tessmann, A.
%A Kallfass, I.
%B 2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS)
%D 2019
%K PUMA in update
%P 1-6
%R 10.1109/COMCAS44984.2019.8958300
%T A 300GHz Quadrature Down-Converter S-MMIC for Future Terahertz Communication
%X This paper presents a highly broadband quadrature down-converter with a center frequency of 300GHz and a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with a bandwidth of 80GHz. The operation frequency between 235GHz and 315GHz enables the usage in future wireless high data rate applications. The submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits (S-MMICs) are realized using a 35nm metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (mHEMT) technology based on InAlAs/InGaAs. The down-converter integrates a frequency multiplier by four, a buffer amplifier and a passive fundamental I/Q mixer and reaches a conversion gain of -15dB and an RF bandwidth of 60GHz. The low-noise amplifier has an average gain of 26dB over the 3dB bandwidth. A total conversion gain of the receiver of 11dB is therefore reached by combining the down-converter and the LNA.
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abstract = {This paper presents a highly broadband quadrature down-converter with a center frequency of 300GHz and a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with a bandwidth of 80GHz. The operation frequency between 235GHz and 315GHz enables the usage in future wireless high data rate applications. The submillimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuits (S-MMICs) are realized using a 35nm metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (mHEMT) technology based on InAlAs/InGaAs. The down-converter integrates a frequency multiplier by four, a buffer amplifier and a passive fundamental I/Q mixer and reaches a conversion gain of -15dB and an RF bandwidth of 60GHz. The low-noise amplifier has an average gain of 26dB over the 3dB bandwidth. A total conversion gain of the receiver of 11dB is therefore reached by combining the down-converter and the LNA.},
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author = {{Dan}, I. and {Gr{\"o}tsch}, C. M. and {Schoch}, B. and {Wagner}, S. and {John}, L. and {Tessmann}, A. and {Kallfass}, I.},
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booktitle = {2019 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS)},
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date-modified = {2020-11-22 21:05:13 +0100},
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title = {A 300GHz Quadrature Down-Converter S-MMIC for Future Terahertz Communication},
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