PHOTOELECTRIC MILLIMETER WAVE DETECTOR.

Abstract

This program is concerned with the application of semiconducting materials to the problem of detection of electromagnetic radiation in the millimeter and submillimeter wavelength range. The method of approach involves the use of the internal photoelectric effect (i.e., photoconductivity) in certain semiconductor materials at very low temperatures. The program can be broken down into four main phases: (a) investigation of indium antimonide in a magnetic field, (b) investigation of gallium arsenide and/or indium arsenide in a magnetic field, (c) investigation of germanium and its behavior under stress, and (d) fabrication of experimental and breadboard model detectors. Photoconductivity and time constant measurements are continuing on various indium antimonide samples in a magnetic field. A breadboard model detector has been made and is in use testing gallium arsenide in magnetic fields up to 30 kilogauss. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0436643

Entities

People

  • G. F. Giggey

Organizations

  • RTX

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antimonides
  • Breadboard Models
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Indium
  • Indium Antimonides
  • Low Temperature
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Photoelectric Effect
  • Radiation
  • Semiconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Microelectronics