FAR INFRARED DIODE EMISSION EXPERIMENTS.

Abstract

Concepts leading to the possibility of infrared emission from the depletion region of a PN junction when placed in a magnetic field are discussed. The first of these is the phenomenon of guided electromagnetic waves propagating along the depletion region of a PN junction. The second is the possibility of exciting these waves by transitions of electrons between the magnetic energy levels. A super conducting magnet and a zinc doped germanium photodetector used for experimental tests are described. Some preliminary experiments and suggestions for further work are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 02, 1966
Accession Number
AD0647251

Entities

People

  • John L. Davis

Organizations

  • Naval Ordnance Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy Levels
  • Germanium
  • Magnetic Fields
  • P-N Junctions
  • Photodetectors
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics