Abstract
This paper presents a transmitter operating in the 210-227 GHz in 90 nm CMOS, based on a Colpitts VCO. The third harmonic of the generated VCO fundamental signal is coupled to an on-chip dipole antenna. A simplified model is presented for the operation and the design of the circuit, which compares well with simulated and measured results. The transmitter achieves an EIRP of + 1.8dBm at 217 GHz and directivity of about +10dBi. The circuit consumes 128 mW of DC power and an area of 0.532.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 6462007 |
| Pages (from-to) | 141-150 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- CMOS
- THz imaging
- dipole antenna
- millimeter-wave circuits
- on-chip antenna
- transmitter
- voltage-controlled oscillator
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Radiation
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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