Microwave Semiconductor Research - Materials, Devices and Circuits and Gallium Arsenide Ballistic Electron Transistors.

Abstract

This program covers the growth and assessment of Gallium Arsenide, and related compounds and alloys, for use in microwave, millimeter, and optical devices. It also covers the processing of the material into devices, and the testing of the devices. It also covers the processing of the material into devices, and the testing of the devices. Both molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and organo-metallic vapor phase epitaxy (OMVPE) are used for growth. Materials assessment is included. Short modulation doped heterojunction bipolar transistors, are covered. The following is a list of tasks pursued: Growth and characterization of GaAs for high performance microwave devices, Investigation of microwave field-effect transistor performance limits set by layer composition and contact geometry, Use of MBE tailored profiles for GaAs power FET's for improved performance, MBE multiple GaAs-Al(x)Ga(1-x)As heterojunctions for confinement of electrons for improved FET performance, High speed receivers for optical communications, Dynamic and spectral characteristics of semiconductor laser materials and structures, Carrier dynamics in compound semiconductors studied with picosecond optical excitation, Advanced design techniques for microwave GaAs FET amplifiers, Wide band circuits and systems, and (Ballistic task) Gallium arsenide ballistic electron transistors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA154698

Entities

People

  • C. L. Tang
  • D. W. Woodard
  • G. W. Wicks
  • J. Ballantyne
  • L. F. Eastman

Organizations

  • Cornell University College of Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Communication Systems
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics Industry
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Heterojunctions
  • High Electron Mobility Transistors
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Properties
  • Power Electronics
  • Quantum Wells
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics