Design and Characterization of new GaAs Micromechanical Thermal Converter developed for Microwave Power Sensor

摘要

In this report we demonstrate the design of Thermo-mechanical converter that creates heart of the RF power sensor microsystem. The inspiration of absorbed power measurement is based on thermal conversion, where absorbed RF power is transformed into thermal power, inside a thermally isolated system. Micromechanical Thermal Converter (MTC) spatial temperature dependences, thermal time constant and power to temperature characteristics are intended from the heat distribution. The temperature changes induced in the MTC by electrical power dissipated in the HEMT (High Electron Mobility Tranzistor) are sensed using the temperature sensor. The temperature distribution and mechanical stress was optimized by studying different MTC sizes, and layouts of the heater and temperature sensor.