NONLINEAR SEMICONDUCTORS AT MILLIMETER FREQUENCIES.

Abstract

A research program was conducted in which the effects of heated carriers in semiconductors were investigated and employed the design and development of novel millimeterwave devices. The devices included a video detector, heterodyne mixer, amplitude modulator, and harmonic generator, designed for operation in the 50 to 90 Gc/s range. The experimental models were designed and constructed for operation at room temperature with the exception of the InSb mixer for which significantly improved performance was achieved by cooling to liquid nitrogen temperature. The theoretical and experimental investigations of the 'thermoelectric effect' of hot carriers in a semiconductor are described. The analysis, design, and development of the experimental hot-carrier devices are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0621846

Entities

People

  • D. Fleri
  • E. M. Conwell
  • F. Drago
  • J. Zucker
  • R. I. Harrison

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Amplitude Modulators
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Harmonic Generators
  • Modulators
  • Nitrogen
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Thermoelectricity

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics