155- and 213-GHz AlInAs/GaInAs/InP HEMT MMIC oscillators

S. E. Rosenbaum, B.K. Kormanyos, L.M. Jelloian, M. Matloubian, April S. Brown, L.E. Larson, L.D. Nguyen, M. A. Thompson, L.P.B. Katehi, Gabriel M. Rebeiz

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques · 1995 · 58 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

We report on the design and measurement of monolithic 155- and 213-GHz quasi-optical oscillators using AlInAs/GaInAs/InP HEMT's. These results are believed to be the highest frequency three-terminal oscillators reported to date. The indium concentration in the channel was 80% for high sheet charge and mobility. The HEMT gates were fabricated with self-aligned sub-tenth-micrometer electron-beam techniques to achieve gate lengths on the order of 50 nm and drain-source spacing of 0.25 /spl mu/m. Planar antennas were integrated into the fabrication process resulting in a compact and efficient quasioptical Monolithic Millimeter-wave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) oscillator.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>

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