Electrical domains and submillimeter signal generation in AlGaN/GaN superlattices

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1294-1299

  Gordion, Irina ^a   Manasson, Alexander ^b   Litvinov, Vladimir I ^a  

^a SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Submillimeter wave oscillators; Superlattices

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES;

ELECTRICAL DOMAINS; SUBMILLIMETER SIGNAL GENERATION; SUBMILLIMETER WAVE OSCILLATORS; TERAHERTZ-SIGNAL SOURCE;

SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 33744825245     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2006.874755     Document Type: Article

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