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Granted Patent B2
US 12,542,348 · App. 18/313,677 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Radiator for providing terahertz electromagnetic radiation

Inventors: Liang Gao (Kowloon, HK); Chi Hou Chan (Kowloon, HK)
Assignee: City University of Hong Kong
H01Q1/36H01Q9/0421H01Q21/0031
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Patent No.
US 12,542,348
App. No.
18/313,677
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A radiator for providing terahertz electromagnetic radiation. The radiator includes multiple transistor-based oscillators each operable to generate third harmonic power. The radiator also includes a patch antenna operably coupled with the transistor-based oscillators for providing terahertz electromagnetic radiation based on the third harmonic power generated by the transistor-based oscillators.

Claims (62)

1 . A radiator for providing terahertz electromagnetic radiation, comprising:

a plurality of transistor-based oscillators each operable to generate third harmonic power, and each respectively comprising:

a transistor including a gate terminal, a drain terminal, and a source terminal;

a gate termination arrangement electrically connected to the gate terminal;

a source termination arrangement electrically connected to the source terminal;

a drain termination arrangement electrically connected to the drain terminal;

a patch antenna operably coupled with the plurality of transistor-based oscillators for providing terahertz electromagnetic radiation based on the third harmonic power generated by the plurality of transistor-based oscillators; and

wherein for each respective transistor-based oscillator, the gate termination arrangement, the source termination arrangement, and the drain termination arrangement are electrically connected in a T-type oscillator configuration.

2 . The radiator of claim 1 , wherein the patch antenna comprises an on-chip patch antenna, and the plurality of transistor-based oscillators are arranged on or in a chip of the on-chip patch antenna.

3 . The radiator of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of transistor-based oscillators comprise a plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators.

4 . The radiator of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators are electrically coupled in parallel.

5 . The radiator of claim 1 , wherein, for at least some of the transistor-based oscillators:

the gate termination arrangements of adjacent transistor-based oscillators are integrated or combined to form an integrated or combined gate termination arrangement; and

the transistors of adjacent ones of the transistor-based oscillators are coupled via respective integrated or combined gate termination arrangement.

6 . The radiator of claim 5 , wherein the integrated or combined gate termination arrangement comprises:

a grounded capacitor arrangement; and

a transmission line arrangement electrically connected between the grounded capacitor arrangement and the gate terminals of two adjacent transistors.

7 . The radiator of claim 6 , wherein the transmission line arrangement of the integrated or combined gate termination arrangement comprises:

a transmission line including an AC shorted end to which a gate bias voltage can be applied.

8 . The radiator of claim 1 , wherein the source termination arrangement comprises:

a grounded capacitor arrangement electrically connected with the source terminal of the transistor; and

a transmission line arrangement electrically connected with the source terminal of the transistor.

9 . The radiator of claim 8 ,

wherein the grounded capacitor arrangement comprises a grounded capacitor; and

wherein the transmission line arrangement of the source termination arrangement comprises a grounded transmission line.

10 . The radiator of claim 1 , wherein the drain termination arrangement comprises a transmission line arrangement electrically connected with the drain terminal of the transistor.

11 . The radiator of claim 10 , wherein the transmission line arrangement of the drain termination arrangement comprises:

a transmission line including an AC shorted end to which a supply voltage can be applied; and

a plurality of feed lines capacitively coupled to the patch antenna.

12 . The radiator of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of feed lines comprises a first feed line and a second feed line disposed generally in parallel.

13 . The radiator of claim 12 ,

wherein the transmission line of the drain termination arrangement is disposed between the first feed line and the second feed line; and

wherein the transmission line of the drain termination arrangement, the first feed line, and the second feed line generally elongate along the same direction.

14 . The radiator of claim 1 ,

wherein the gate termination arrangement comprises a first transmission line arrangement;

wherein the source termination arrangement comprises a second transmission line arrangement;

wherein the drain termination arrangement comprises a third transmission line arrangement; and

wherein the first transmission line arrangement, the second transmission line arrangement, and the third transmission line arrangement are arranged such that in plan view they generally elongate along the same direction.

15 . The radiator of claim 5 ,

wherein the plurality of transistor-based oscillators comprise:

a first plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators operable to oscillate in phase at fundamental frequency; and

a second plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators operable to oscillate in phase at fundamental frequency; and

wherein the radiator further comprises a coupling transmission line arrangement coupling the first plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators and the second plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators such that the third harmonic power generated by the first plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators and the third harmonic power generated by the second plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators are differentially fed to the patch antenna.

16 . The radiator of claim 15 ,

wherein for the first plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators, adjacent ones of the transistors are coupled by respective integrated or combined gate termination arrangement; and

wherein for the second plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators, adjacent ones of the transistors are coupled by respective integrated or combined gate termination arrangement; and

wherein the coupling transmission line arrangement comprises:

a first coupling transmission line arrangement coupling one of the first plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators with one of the second plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators; and

a second coupling transmission line arrangement coupling another of the first plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators with another of the second plurality of coupled transistor-based oscillators.

17 . The radiator of claim 1 ,

wherein the patch antenna comprises a patch arrangement; and

wherein, in plan view, the plurality of transistor-based oscillators are disposed around the patch arrangement of the patch antenna.

18 . The radiator of claim 17 , wherein, in plan view, the plurality of transistor-based oscillators comprise:

a first plurality of transistor-based oscillators disposed on a first side of the patch antenna; and

a second plurality of transistor-based oscillators disposed on a second side of the patch antenna opposite the first side.

19 . The radiator of claim 18 , wherein, in plan view:

the first plurality of transistor-based oscillators are disposed in a first substantially linear array; and the second plurality of transistor-based oscillators are disposed in a second substantially linear array spaced apart from and generally parallel to the first substantially linear array.

20 . The radiator of claim 19 ,

wherein the first plurality of transistor-based oscillators and the second plurality of transistor-based oscillators have the same number of transistor-based oscillators; and

wherein, in plan view, each one of the first plurality of transistor-based oscillators is aligned with a respective one of the second plurality of transistor-based oscillators.

21 . An integrated circuit comprising at least one of the radiator of claim 1 .

22 . A device for providing terahertz electromagnetic radiation comprising at least one of the radiator of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2023
From: GAO, LIANG; CHAN, CHI HOU
To: CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
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