Field-effect Self-mixing Terahertz Detectors [electronic resource] / by Jiandong Sun.
By: Sun, Jiandong [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: BookSeries: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016Edition: 1st ed. 2016.Description: XVIII, 126 p. 84 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783662486818.Subject(s): Telecommunication | Lasers | Semiconductors | Condensed matter | Microwaves, RF Engineering and Optical Communications | Laser | Semiconductors | Condensed Matter PhysicsAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 621.3 Online resources: Click here to access onlineIntroduction -- Field-Effect Self-Mixing Mechanism and Detector Model -- Realization of Terahertz Self-Mixing Detectors Based on AlGaN/GaN HEMT -- Realization of Resonant Plasmon Excitation and Detection -- Scanning Near-Field Probe for Antenna Characterization -- Applications -- Conclusions and Outlook.
A comprehensive device model considering both spatial distributions of the terahertz field and the field-effect self-mixing factor has been constructed for the first time in the thesis. The author has found that it is the strongly localized terahertz field induced in a small fraction of the gated electron channel that plays an important role in the high responsivity. An AlGaN/GaN-based high-electron-mobility transistor with a 2-micron-sized gate and integrated dipole antennas has been developed and can offer a noise-equivalent power as low as 40 pW/Hz1/2 at 900 GHz. By further reducing the gate length down to 0.2 micron, a noise-equivalent power of 6 pW/Hz1/2 has been achieved. This thesis provides detailed experimental techniques and device simulation for revealing the self-mixing mechanism including a scanning probe technique for evaluating the effectiveness of terahertz antennas. As such, the thesis could be served as a valuable introduction towards further development of high-sensitivity field-effect terahertz detectors for practical applications.
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