Zhou Jingtao

A 330–500 GHz Zero-Biased Broadband Tripler Based on Terahertz Monolithic Integrated Circuits

A 330–500 GHz zero-biased broadband monolithic integrated tripler is reported. The measured results show that the maximum efficiency and the maximum output power are 2% and 194 μW at 348 GHz. The saturation characteristic test shows that the output 1 dB compression point is about −8.5 dBm at 334 GHz and the maximum efficiency is obtained at the point, which is slightly below the 1 dB compression point. Compared with the conventional hybrid integrated circuit, a major advantage of the monolithic integrated circuit is the significant improvement of reliability and consistency. In this work, a terahertz monolithic frequency multiplier at this band is designed and fabricated.

Planar InP-based Schottky barrier diodes for terahertz applications

Based on characteristics such as low barrier and high electron mobility of lattice matched In0.53Ga0.47As layer, InP-based Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) exhibit the superiorities in achieving a lower turn-on voltage and series resistance in comparison with GaAs ones. Planar InP-based SBDs have been developed in this paper. Measurements show that a low forward turn-on voltage of less than 0.2 V and a cutoff frequency of up to 3.4 THz have been achieved. The key factors of the diode such as series resistance and the zero-biased junction capacitance are measured to be 3.32 Ω; and 9.1 fF, respectively. They are highly consistent with the calculated values. The performances of the InP-based SBDs in this work, such as low noise and low loss, are promising for applications in the terahertz mixer, multiplier and detector circuits.

Compact 2×2 Multi-Mode Interference Couplers with Uneven Splitting-Ratios Based on Silicon Nanowires

Two types of uneven splitting-ratio 2×2 multi-mode interference (MMI) couplers based on silicon nanowires are designed, fabricated and characterized. The splitting ratios are 85:15 and 72:28, respectively. The devices have compact sizes and low excess losses. The footprints of the rectangular MMI region are only about 3μm×18μm and 3μm×14μm, and the minimum excess losses (ELs) are 1.30 dB and 0.82 dB. The measured splitting-ratios are consistent with the designed values. Based on their performance, these 2×2 MMI couplers are suitable candidates for the coupling section of microring resonators where a large resonance bandwidth is required for high speed signal processing. The uneven splitting capability also provides a convenient way to further optimize the Q factor and the bandwidth of the resonator.

Photon higher-order squeezing effects of the q analogue of a single-mode field interacting with a ?-type three-level atom

The nonlinear theory of interaction between the q analogue of a single-mode field and a Ξ-type three-level atom has been established. And the formal solution of the Schrodinger equation in the representation and its average number are obtained. Then, the photon squeezing effects are studied through numerical calculation. The results show that the q deformation nonlinear action has a lot of influence on the quantum coherence and quantum properties. When q approaches 1, the theory reduces to the common linear theory.