Diamond heat sinking of terahertz antennas for continuous-wave photomixing

T. Ackemann; M. Alduraibi; S. Campbell; S. Keatings; P. Luke Sam; H. Fraser; A. S. Arnold; E. Riis; M. Missous

doi:10.1063/1.4770460

Diamond heat sinking of terahertz antennas for continuous-wave photomixing

T. Ackemann, M. Alduraibi, S. Campbell, S. Keatings, P. Luke Sam, H. Fraser, A. S. Arnold, E. Riis, M. Missous

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Abstract

The generation of cw Terahertz radiation from photomixing in low-temperature grown GaAs is limited by the thermal load for single emitters. We propose a new heat sinking scheme based on high thermal conductivity, transparent crystalline heat spreaders as diamond in direct contact with the active zone. A first working device based on recessed electrodes is demonstrated and has a significant power dissipation capability of more than 0.75W (average). The electrical and terahertz characteristics are analyzed.

Original language	English
Article number	123109
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	112
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4770460
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2012

Keywords

antennas
diamond
electrodes
gallium arsenide
heat sinks
thermal conductivity

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High power Terahertz generation enabled by improved heat sinking
Ackemann, T. & Fraser, H.
Royal Society
1/05/10 → 31/07/11
Project: Research
High-power cw Terahertz radiation by photomixing
Ackemann, T., Riis, E. & Fraser, H.
16/06/08 → 30/04/09
Project: Internally funded project

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High power Terahertz generation enabled by improved heat sinking

High-power cw Terahertz radiation by photomixing

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