DocumentCode
904475
Title
Far infrared and submillimeter impact ionization modulator
Author
Melngailis, I. ; Tannenwald, P.E.
Volume
57
Issue
5
fYear
1969
fDate
5/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
806
Lastpage
807
Abstract
Free carriers in germanium produced by impact ionization at 4.2°K have been used to modulate 200-µ- to 2-mm-wavelength radiation. Modulation depths up to 100 percent and bandwidths of 100 MHz have been obtained.
Keywords
Absorption; Breakdown voltage; Germanium; Impact ionization; Ionizing radiation; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic modulators; Pulse modulation; Radiation detectors; Temperature;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1969.7084
Filename
1449014
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