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| Publication date | 2010 |
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| Host publication | MILLIMETRE WAVE AND TERAHERTZ SENSORS AND TECHNOLOGY III |
| Editors | KA Krapels, NA Salmon |
| Place of Publication | BELLINGHAM |
| Publisher | SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING |
| Pages | - |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-0-8194-8355-3 |
| <mark>Original language</mark> | English |
| Event | Conference on Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology III - Toulouse Duration: 20/09/2010 → 21/09/2010 |
| Conference | Conference on Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology III |
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| City | Toulouse |
| Period | 20/09/10 → 21/09/10 |
| Conference | Conference on Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology III |
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| City | Toulouse |
| Period | 20/09/10 → 21/09/10 |
Within the EC funded international project OPTHER (OPtically Driven TeraHertz AmplifiERs) a considerable technological effort is being undertaken, in terms of technological development, THz device design and integration. The ultimate goal is to develop a miniaturised THz amplifier based on vacuum-tube principles
The main target specifications of the OPTHER amplifier are the following:
- Operating frequency: in the band 0.3 to 2 THz
- Output power: > 10 mW (10 dBm)
- Gain: 10 to 20 dB.
The project is in the middle of its duration. Design and simulations have shown that these targets can be met with a proper device configuration and careful optimization of the different parts of the amplifier. Two parallel schemes will be employed for amplifier realisation: THz Drive Signal Amplifier and Optically Modulated Beam THz Amplifier.