Characteristics of metal-insulator-metal diodes as generators of far-infrared radiation

Author

Odashima, Hitoshi ; Yamamoto, Ken´ichiro ; Matsushima, Fusakazu ; Tsunekawa, Shozo ; Takagi, Kojiro

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Toyama Univ., Japan

Volume

32

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

350

Lastpage

356

Abstract

Characteristics of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes which are used as mixer-generators of far-infrared (FIR) radiation have been investigated for nine different diode base metals. It was found that a W-Fe diode works as effectively as a W-Co diode in generating tunable FIR radiation by mixing two CO₂ lasers and microwave radiation. The bias dependences of W-Ni, W-Co, and W-Fe MIM diodes have also been examined. Observed bias results can be predicted by analyzing their current-voltage characteristics

Keywords

MIM devices; carbon compounds; diodes; gas lasers; infrared sources; laser beams; laser tuning; metal-insulator boundaries; optical frequency conversion; CO₂; CO₂ laser beam mixing; FIR radiation; W-Co; W-Co diode; W-Fe; W-Fe MIM diodes; W-Fe diode; W-Ni; bias dependences; current-voltage characteristics; diode base metals; far-infrared radiation generation; metal-insulator-metal diodes; microwave radiation; mixer-generators; tunable FIR radiation; Character generation; Current-voltage characteristics; Diodes; Finite impulse response filter; Frequency; Laser tuning; Masers; Metal-insulator structures; Microwave generation; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.481883

Filename

481883