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Low frequency characteristics of a quasioptical Schottky diode detector part II: Experimental results

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A detailed experimental study of the low frequency (video) response of a quasioptical Schottky diode detector over the microwave and FIR wavelength range is presented. An optimization of the responsivity versus the bias current is proposed and a generalized curve of the saturation power versus the FIR wavelength is given. This curve defines for any antenna point-contact Schottky diode detector, suitable for FIR detection, the power range for a linear detector response. A simple method is also described to calculate the coupling efficiency of the laser radiation into the antenna reception pattern.

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  1. MPB Technologies Inc., 1725 North Service Road/Trans Canada Highway, H9P 1J1, Dorval, Quebec, Canada

    C. Drèze, A. Waksberg & B. W. Davis

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Drèze, C., Waksberg, A. & Davis, B.W. Low frequency characteristics of a quasioptical Schottky diode detector part II: Experimental results. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 5, 1361–1379 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01013363

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