A mesoscopic terahertz pulse detector

Authors
Orellana, P Claro, F
Citation
P. Orellana et F. Claro, A mesoscopic terahertz pulse detector, APPL PHYS L, 75(11), 1999, pp. 1643-1645
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
75
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1643 - 1645
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(19990913)75:11<1643:AMTPD>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We show that under the passage of an electromagnetic terahertz pulse an asy mmetric double-barrier device may act as an on/off current switch, dependin g on the bias. The time-dependent response of the device is discussed. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)02536-X].