MIXING OF SUBMILLIMETER WAVE RADIATION IN METAL-METAL AND METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR POINT CONTACT DIODES

被引:4
作者
EPTON, PJ [1 ]
WILSON, WL [1 ]
TITTEL, FK [1 ]
RABSON, TA [1 ]
机构
[1] RICE UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,HOUSTON,TX 77001
来源
INFRARED PHYSICS | 1979年 / 19卷 / 3-4期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0020-0891(79)90045-9
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Point contact diodes of tungsten on metal and tungsten on semiconductors were used as direct mixers of two submillimeter lasers. Their performance as both mixers and video detectors was studied and compared to their low-frequency I-V characteristics. The observed behavior was in some respects inconsistent with the mechanisms usually advanced to explain the operation of such diodes. © 1979.
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页数:6
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