GaAs devices and circuits for terahertz applications

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-189

  Crowe, Thomas W ^a   Hesler, Jeffrey L ^a   Weikle, Robert M ^a   Jones, Stephen H ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

TERAHERTZ DIODE TECHNOLOGY;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 0032626505     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4495(99)00009-2     Document Type: Article

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