Nano antenna array for terahertz detection

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 10 PART 2, 2011, Pages 2751-2757

  Bareiss, Mario ^a   Tiwari, B N ^b   Hochmeister, A ^a   Jegert, G ^a   Zschieschang, U ^b   Klauk, H ^b   Fabel, B ^a   Scarpa, G ^a   Koblmuller, G ^c   Bernstein, G H ^a   Porod, W ^d   Lugli, P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d WALTER SCHOTTKY INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antenna arrays; Infrared (IR) detectors; Metal oxide metal (MOM) techniques; Quantum devices; Rectennas; Terahertz optoelectronics

Indexed keywords

FOWLER-NORDHEIM TUNNELING; KINETIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; METAL-OXIDE-METAL (MOM) TECHNIQUES; PRINTED ANTENNA STRUCTURES; QUANTUM DEVICE; RECTENNAS; TERAHERTZ OPTOELECTRONICS; TUNNELING CHARACTERISTICS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS; DETECTORS; DIODES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; FABRICATION; PRINTING; PRINTING PRESSES; QUANTUM THEORY; TUNNEL DIODES;

METALS;

EID: 84859123766     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2160200     Document Type: Article

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