RADIATIVE INTERCONNECTIONS OF SOLID STATE CIRCUIT ARRAYS.

Abstract

The wavelength response of several GaAs p-n emitters was measured at room temperature. The peak response was approximately 9050A, as expected. The results of measurements of the quantum efficiency of emitters, with use of both the old and new starting marterials, are presented. The results of quantum efficiency measurements with application of another measuring technique (integrating sphere) are presented and discussed. Directionality measurements are presented and discussed. Photoconductors in general are discussed and three basic models are analyzed, and compared with each other and with currently available phototransistors. Elementary design considerations for photoconductors are presented. Curently used photodetector fabrication methods are given and a new type of detector is shown. A microcircuit functin was selected and micro-logic was obtained; the circuit was built, and it was successfully demonstrated that a radiative interconnection channel can be made to work at room temperature with no special coupling media, with modest gain requirements. A discussion of this, along with photoconductor-transistor amplifier design considerations, is presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602086

Entities

People

  • G. C. Gerhard
  • G. E. Claflin
  • H. A. Jensen
  • J. R. Barrett
  • S. W. Ing Jr.

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Circuits
  • Detectors
  • Efficiency
  • Electromagnetic Wave Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Optical Detectors
  • Photoconductors
  • Photodetectors
  • Phototransistors
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Transistor Amplifiers
  • Transistors
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing