Shot-noise reduction in multiple-quantum-well resonant tunneling diodes

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1063-1068

  Pouyet, Vincent ^a,b   Brown, Elliott R ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

^b SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES   (France)

Author keywords

Multiple quantum well (MQW); Negative differential resistance (NDR); Noise suppression; Positive differential resistance (PDR); Resonant tunneling diode (RTD); Shot noise; Thermal noise

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROSTATICS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RESONANT TUNNELING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL NOISE;

NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE (NDR);

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 0038156136     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2003.811414     Document Type: Article

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