학술논문

Array of 296-GHz CMOS Concurrent Transceiver Pixels With Phase and Amplitude Extraction Circuits for Improving Reflection-Mode Imaging Resolution
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology IEEE Trans. THz Sci. Technol. Terahertz Science and Technology, IEEE Transactions on. 14(2):216-227 Mar, 2024
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Imaging
Baseband
Radio frequency
Reflection
Image resolution
Oscillators
Transistors
Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
concurrent transceiver pixels
image improvement
phase and amplitude extraction
reflection mode
terahertz imaging
Language
ISSN
2156-342X
2156-3446
Abstract
A 1 × 3 array of 296-GHz complementary metal oxide semiconductor concurrent transceiver pixels incorporating a low noise amplifier, a differential gain stage, and a double-balanced I/Q mixer and a quadrature local oscillator generator for extraction of baseband signal amplitude and phase in addition to the RF section in an area of ∼ (λ/2) 2 is demonstrated. The effective isotropic radiated power of the array is ∼−6 dBm and the minimum double sideband receiver pixel noise figure is ∼48 dB. An E-shaped patch antenna is used to broaden the antenna bandwidth (14-GHz -10-dB |S 11 | bandwidth). Using a pair of these arrays, lens-less short-range reflection mode imaging of a target ∼1 cm away through a cardboard covering is demonstrated. The phase and amplitude outputs enable a synthetic increase of the effective aperture to the scan area from the pixel area for improved image quality and resolution. The use of phase combining for the 1 × 3 transmitter array also improves the isolation between the pair for reflection-mode imaging which limits the stand-off range by ∼10 dB (to ∼70 dB) compared to that when a pair of single pixels with a conductive wall is used.