THz detectors

F Sizov, A Rogalski - Progress in quantum electronics, 2010 - Elsevier
Terahertz (THz) detectors play an increasing role in different areas of human activities (eg,
security, biological, drugs and explosions detection, imaging, astronomy applications, etc.) …

THz radiation sensors

F Sizov - Opto-electronics review, 2010 - degruyter.com
In the paper, issues associated with the development and exploitation of terahertz (THz)
radiation detectors are discussed. The paper is written for those readers who desire an …

Numerical study of sub-millimeter Gunn oscillations in InP and GaN vertical diodes: Dependence on bias, doping, and length

S García, I Iñiguez-De-La-Torre, S Pérez… - Journal of Applied …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we report on Monte Carlo simulations of InP and GaN vertical Gunn diodes to
optimize their oscillation frequency and DC to AC conversion efficiency. We show that …

Terahertz generation in nitrides due to transit-time resonance assisted by optical phonon emission

E Starikov, P Shiktorov, V Gružinskis… - Journal of Physics …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The conditions for THz radiation generation caused by electron transit-time resonance in
momentum and real spaces under optical phonon emission are analyzed for nitride-based …

Monte Carlo study of the operation of GaN planar nanodiodes as sub-THz emitters in resonant circuits

BG Vasallo, JF Millithaler… - Semiconductor …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
A study of the high-frequency performance of GaN-based asymmetric self-switching diodes
(SSDs) designed for a room-temperature sub-THz Gunn emission, and connected to a …

Time-domain Monte Carlo simulations of resonant-circuit operation of GaN Gunn diodes

S García, BG Vasallo, J Mateos… - … Spanish Conference on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The time-domain operation of GaAs, InP and GaN vertical n+ n-nn+ Gunn diodes and GaN
planar self-switching diodes (SSDs) is numerically investigated by using the Monte Carlo …

Energy harvesting using THz electronics

S Hall, IZ Mitrovic, N Sedghi, YC Shen, Y Huang… - … and Devices for …, 2014 - Springer
In this chapter we present a review and appraisal of energy harvesting using rectenna
devices ('rectifying antennas') at THz and solar frequencies. The concept involves capturing …

Circuital characterisation of space-charge motion with a time-varying applied bias

C Kim, EY Moon, J Hwang, H Hong - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Understanding the behaviour of space-charge between two electrodes is important for a
number of applications. The Shockley-Ramo theorem and equivalent circuit models are …

ANALYTICAL MODEL OF HIGH-FREQUENCY NOISE OF SCHOTTKY-BARRIER FREQUENCY MULTIPLIERS

FZ Mahi, AR Helmaoui, L Varani… - Fluctuation and Noise …, 2011 - World Scientific
An analytical model of the high-frequency noise of frequency multipliers based on Schottky-
barrier diodes (SBD) operating in series with a parallel resonant circuit under large-signal …

Design and optimization at the highest frequency of a heterodyne receiver at 1.2 THz for the JUICE-SWI instrument

DM Melgar - 2017 - theses.hal.science
The design, fabrication and testing of a frequency heterodyne receiver at 1.2 THz has been
developed by Laboratoire d'Etudes du Rayonnement et de la Matière en Astrophysique et …