• 文献标题:   Low-Phase-Noise Graphene FETs in Ambipolar RF Applications
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MOON JS, CURTIS D, ZEHNDER D, KIM S, GASKILL DK, JERNIGAN GG, MYERSWARD RL, EDDY CR, CAMPBELL PM, LEE KM, ASBECK P
  • 作者关键词:   fieldeffect transistor fet, frequency multiplier, graphene, mixer, phase noise, 1/f noise
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE ELECTRON DEVICE LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0741-3106 EI 1558-0563
  • 通讯作者地址:   HRL Labs LLC
  • 被引频次:   59
  • DOI:   10.1109/LED.2010.2100074
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

In this letter, we present both the 1/f noise and phase noise performance of top-gated epitaxial graphene field-effect transistors (FETs) in nonlinear circuit applications for the first time. In the case of frequency doublers, the fundamental signal is suppressed by 25 dB below the second harmonic signal. With a phase noise of -110 dBc/Hz measured at a 10-kHz offset, a carrier-to-noise degradation (Delta CNR) of 6 dB was measured for the frequency doubler. This implies noiseless frequency multiplication without additional 1/f noise upconversion during the nonlinear process. The frequency multiplication was demonstrated above the gigahertz range. The 1/f noise of top-gated epitaxial graphene FETs is comparable or lower than that of exfoliated graphene FETs.