Effect of Heterostructure 2-D Electron Confinement on the Tunability of Resonant Frequencies of Terahertz Plasma-Wave Transistors

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E86-C, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1985-1993

  Otsuji, Taiichi ^a   Kanamaru, Yoshihiro ^a   Kitamura, Hajime ^a   Matsuoka, Mitsuru ^a   Ogawara, Osamu ^a  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FET; Harmonic resonance; HEMT; Plasma wave; Polariton; Resonance; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PLASMA WAVES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

PLASMA WAVE TRANSISTORS;

MESFET DEVICES;

EID: 0242495776     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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