DocumentCode
1307087
Title
Centennial of the semiconductor diode detector
Author
Sengupta, D.L. ; Sarkar, T.K. ; Sen, D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Detroit Univ., MI, USA
Volume
86
Issue
1
fYear
1998
Firstpage
235
Lastpage
243
Abstract
J.C. Bose, a physicist from India, developed a semiconductor receiver for the detection of millimeter waves (60 GHz) during 1894-1896. Interestingly, Bose´s galena receiver, for which he received a patent (application filed September 30, 1901, issued March 29, 1904), is the forerunner of semiconductor diode detectors. This paper reviews the pioneering work of Bose in the area of millimeter waves and appraises the circumstances leading to the development and construction of such a device.
Keywords
history; lead compounds; millimetre wave detectors; millimetre wave diodes; 60 GHz; Bose; EHF; PbS; galena receiver; millimeter wave detection; semiconductor diode detector; semiconductor receiver; Appraisal; Electromagnetic scattering; Millimeter wave circuits; Millimeter wave devices; Millimeter wave measurements; Optical refraction; Physics; Radiation detectors; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor radiation detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/5.658775
Filename
658775
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