8x8 Patch-Antenna-Coupled TeraFET Detector Array for Terahertz Quantum-Cascade-Laser Applications
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| author | Holstein, Jakob North, Nicholas K. Horbury, Michael D. Kondawar, Sanchit Kundu, Imon Salih, Mohammed Krysl, Anastasiya Li, Lianhe Linfield, Edmund H. Freeman, Joshua R. Valavanis, Alexander Lisauskas, Alvydas Roskos, Hartmut G. |
| author_facet | Holstein, Jakob North, Nicholas K. Horbury, Michael D. Kondawar, Sanchit Kundu, Imon Salih, Mohammed Krysl, Anastasiya Li, Lianhe Linfield, Edmund H. Freeman, Joshua R. Valavanis, Alexander Lisauskas, Alvydas Roskos, Hartmut G. |
| contents | Monolithically integrated, antenna-coupled field-effect transistors (TeraFETs) are rapid and sensitive detectors for the terahertz range (0.3-10~THz) that can operate at room temperature. We conducted experimental characterizations of a single patch-antenna coupled TeraFET optimized for 3.4~THz operation and its integration into an 8x8 multi-element detector configuration. In this configuration, the entire TeraFET array operates as a unified detector element, combining the output signals of all detector elements. Both detectors were realized using a mature commercial Si-CMOS 65-nm process node. Our experimental characterization employed single-mode Quantum-Cascade Lasers (QCLs) emitting at 2.85~THz and 3.4~THz. The 8x8 multi-element detector yields two major improvements for sensitive power detection experiments. First, the larger detector area simplifies alignment and enhances signal stability. Second, the reduced detector impedance enabled the implementation of a TeraFET+QCL system capable of providing a -3~dB modulation bandwidth up to 21~MHz, which is currently limited primarily by the chosen readout circuitry. Finally, we validate the system's performance by providing high resolution gas spectroscopy data for methanol vapor around 3.4~THz, where a detection limit of 1.6e-5 absorbance, or 2.6e11~molecules/cm^3 was estimated under optimal coupling conditions. |
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| spellingShingle | 8x8 Patch-Antenna-Coupled TeraFET Detector Array for Terahertz Quantum-Cascade-Laser Applications Holstein, Jakob North, Nicholas K. Horbury, Michael D. Kondawar, Sanchit Kundu, Imon Salih, Mohammed Krysl, Anastasiya Li, Lianhe Linfield, Edmund H. Freeman, Joshua R. Valavanis, Alexander Lisauskas, Alvydas Roskos, Hartmut G. Instrumentation and Detectors Monolithically integrated, antenna-coupled field-effect transistors (TeraFETs) are rapid and sensitive detectors for the terahertz range (0.3-10~THz) that can operate at room temperature. We conducted experimental characterizations of a single patch-antenna coupled TeraFET optimized for 3.4~THz operation and its integration into an 8x8 multi-element detector configuration. In this configuration, the entire TeraFET array operates as a unified detector element, combining the output signals of all detector elements. Both detectors were realized using a mature commercial Si-CMOS 65-nm process node. Our experimental characterization employed single-mode Quantum-Cascade Lasers (QCLs) emitting at 2.85~THz and 3.4~THz. The 8x8 multi-element detector yields two major improvements for sensitive power detection experiments. First, the larger detector area simplifies alignment and enhances signal stability. Second, the reduced detector impedance enabled the implementation of a TeraFET+QCL system capable of providing a -3~dB modulation bandwidth up to 21~MHz, which is currently limited primarily by the chosen readout circuitry. Finally, we validate the system's performance by providing high resolution gas spectroscopy data for methanol vapor around 3.4~THz, where a detection limit of 1.6e-5 absorbance, or 2.6e11~molecules/cm^3 was estimated under optimal coupling conditions. |
| title | 8x8 Patch-Antenna-Coupled TeraFET Detector Array for Terahertz Quantum-Cascade-Laser Applications |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.07309 |