High-frequency quantum-well infrared photodetectors measured by microwave-rectification technique

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1024-1028

  Liu, H C ^a   Li, Jianmeng ^a   Buchanan, M ^a   Wasilewski, Z R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FREQUENCIES; INFRARED DETECTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DEVICE CAPACITANCE; DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE; MICROWAVE RECTIFICATION TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL HETERODYNE TECHNIQUE; PARALLEL RESISTANCE CAPACITANCE; PARASITIC INDUCTANCE; QUANTUM WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS; SHORT WIREBOND;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0030169962     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.502380     Document Type: Article

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