1/f noise of Sb-heterostructure diodes for pre-amplified detection

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 355-357

  Schulman, J N ^a   Hsu, T Y ^a   Moyer, H P ^a   Lynch, J J ^a  

^a Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave detectors; Millimeter wave imaging; Semiconductor device noise; Tunnel diodes

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); ANTIMONY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIODES; RESISTORS;

HETEROSTRUCTURE DIODES; RESISTOR MODEL; STANDARD POWER LAW FORMULAS; VOLTAGE NOISE SPECTRAL DENSITY;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 34247553892     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2007.895707     Document Type: Article

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