2.8 THz heterodyne receiver based on a surface plasmon quantum cascade laser and a hot electron bolometer mixer

17th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology 2006, ISSTT 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 261-264

  Hajenius, M ^a,b   Khosropanah, P ^b   Hovenier, J N ^a   Gao, J R ^a,b   Klapwijk, T M ^a   Dhillon, S ^c   Barbieri, S ^c   Filloux, P ^c   Sirtori, C ^c   Ritchie, D A ^d   Beere, H E ^d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATH TEMPERATURES; DOUBLE SIDE-BAND RECEIVERS; HETERODYNE RECEIVERS; HOT ELECTRON BOLOMETER MIXER; LOCAL OSCILLATORS; METAL-METAL WAVEGUIDES; QUASI-OPTICAL MIXERS; THZ SURFACE PLASMONS;

MIXER CIRCUITS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; RADIO RECEIVERS; TERAHERTZ WAVES;

PLASMONS;

EID: 84883271836     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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