ISSN:
1572-9559
Keywords:
Point-contact Schottky Diode
;
Heterodyne FIR detection
;
FIR detector
;
Submillimetric wave detection
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A detailed theoretical and experimental study of the heterodyne performance of a quasioptical Schottky diode detector is presented. The experimental results have been obtained by mixing the radiation from a FIR laser with the output of a 67–73 GHz Klystron. The heterodyne signal variation versus various parameters and its relation to the special case of two lasers mixing are described. The mixer characteristics are a NEP value of 2×10−19W/Hz and a detector bandwidth of at least 9 GHz. Experimental evidence of harmonics generation of submillimetric frequencies at the diode junction is also presented.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01009766