Terahertz photomixing using plasma oscillations in a two-dimensional heterostructure

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5118, Issue , 2003, Pages 340-345

  Ryzhii, Victor ^a   Khmyrova, Irina ^a   Shur, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AIZU   (Japan)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterostructure; High electron mobility transistor; Photomixing; Plasma oscillations; Terahertz; Velocity overshoot

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; PHOTOCURRENTS; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

PHOTOMIXING; TERAHERTZ; VELOCITY OVERSHOOT;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 0042328187     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.498875     Document Type: Conference Paper

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