Semiconductor terahertz technology : devices and systems at room temperature operation

Semiconductor terahertz technology : devices and systems at room temperature operation / editors, Guillermo Carpintero, Luis Enrique García-Muñoz, Hans H. Hartnagel, Sascha Preu.

Key advances in Semiconductor Terahertz (THz) Technology now promises important new applications enabling scientists and engineers to overcome the challenges of accessing the so-called "terahertz gap". This pioneering reference explains the fundamental methods and surveys innovative techni...

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Other Authors: Carpinero, Gullerno (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015.
Subjects:
Terahertz technology.
Semiconductors.
Submillimeter waves.
Very high speed integrated circuits.
semiconductor.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mechanical.
Semiconductors
Submillimeter waves
Terahertz technology
Very high speed integrated circuits
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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Foreword; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: General Introduction; Chapter 2: Principles of THz Generation; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 THz Generation by Photomixers and Photoconductors; 2.3 Principles of Electronic THz Generation; References; Chapter 3: Principles of Emission of THz Waves; 3.1 Fundamental Parameters of Antennas; 3.2 Outcoupling Issues of THz Waves; 3.3 THz Antenna Topologies; 3.4 Lenses; 3.5 Techniques for Improving the Performance of THz Antennas; 3.6 Arrays; References; Chapter 4: Propagation at THz Frequencies.
  • 4.1 Helmholtz Equation and Electromagnetic Modes of Propagation4.2 THz Waveguides; 4.3 Beam Waveguides; 4.4 High Frequency Electric Characterization of Materials; 4.5 Propagation in Free Space; References; Chapter 5: Principles of THz Direct Detection; 5.1 Detection Mechanisms; 5.2 Noise Mechanisms; 5.3 THz Coupling; 5.4 External Responsivity Examples; 5.5 System Metrics; 5.6 Effect of Amplifier Noise; 5.7 A Survey of Experimental THz Detector Performance; References; Chapter 6: THz Electronics; 6.1 Resonant-Tunneling Diodes; 6.2 Schottky Diode Mixers: Fundamental and Harmonic Approaches.
  • 6.3 Solid-State THz Low Noise Amplifiers6.4 Square-Law Detectors; 6.5 Fabrication Technologies; References; Chapter 7: Selected Photonic THz Technologies; 7.1 Photonic Techniques for THz Emission and Detection; 7.2 Laser Sources for THz Generation; 7.3 Photodiode for THz Emission; 7.4 Photonically Enabled THz Detection; 7.5 Photonic Integration for THz Systems; References; Chapter 8: Selected Emerging THz Technologies; 8.1 THz Resonators; 8.2 Liquid Crystals; 8.3 Graphene for THz Frequencies; References; Index; End User License Agreement.

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