DocumentCode
1269926
Title
Microwave conductivity of optically excited gap in a semiconductor microstrip
Author
Gevorgian, S.S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Microelectron., Electr. Eng. Inst., Leningrad, USSR
Volume
26
Issue
22
fYear
1990
Firstpage
1921
Lastpage
1922
Abstract
A simple expression for the microwave conductance of an optically excited gap in a semiconductor microstrip is presented. For small gap widths the performance of photoconductive detectors or optical control microwave switches is limited by the contact resistance.
Keywords
contact resistance; equivalent circuits; high-frequency effects; photodetectors; semiconductor devices; semiconductor switches; solid-state microwave devices; strip line components; strip lines; contact resistance; gap widths; high speed photodetectors; microwave conductance; optical control microwave switches; optically excited gap; photoconductive detectors; semiconductor microstrip;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19901237
Filename
59506
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