Title :
Microwave conductivity of optically excited gap in a semiconductor microstrip
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron., Electr. Eng. Inst., Leningrad, USSR
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19901237
