CHARACTERISTICS OF METAL-INSULATOR-METAL DIODES AS GENERATORS OF FAR-INFRARED RADIATION

Authors
ODASHIMA H YAMAMOTO K MATSUSHIMA F TSUNEKAWA S TAKAGI K
Citation
H. Odashima et al., CHARACTERISTICS OF METAL-INSULATOR-METAL DIODES AS GENERATORS OF FAR-INFRARED RADIATION, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 32(2), 1996, pp. 350-356
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
32
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
350 - 356
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1996)32:2<350:COMDAG>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Characteristics of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes which are used a s mixer-generators of far-infrared (FIR) radiation have been investiga ted for nine different diode base metals. It was found that a W-Fe dio de works as effectively as a W-Co diode in generating tunable FIR radi ation by mixing two CO2 lasers and microwave radiation. The bias depen dences of W-Ni, W-Co, and W-Fe MIM diodes have also been examined. Obs erved bias results can be predicted by analyzing their current-voltage characteristics.