Optimization of photoconducting receivers for THz spectroscopy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 3705-3710

  Andrews, S R ^a   Armitage, A ^a   Huggard, P G ^a,b   Hussain, A ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION IMPLANTATION; LASERS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOCONDUCTING DEVICES; SILICON; SPECTROSCOPY; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

OPTICALLY GATED DIPOLE RECEIVERS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ARSENIC; GALLIUM; SILICON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPOLE; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON BEAM; ENERGY RESOURCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPECTROSCOPY; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OPTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTOR; STATISTICS; TRANSDUCER;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS; MICROWAVES; OPTICS; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0037038541     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/47/21/305     Document Type: Article

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