ANALYSIS OF PHASE BREAKING EFFECT IN RESONANT-TUNNELING DIODES USING CORRELATION-FUNCTION

被引:6
作者
FURUYA, K
MACHIDA, N
KANG, YC
机构
[1] Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 5A期
关键词
RESONANT TUNNELING DIODE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FABRY-PEROT RESONANCE; PHASE BREAKING; PHASE COHERENT LENGTH;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.33.2511
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Resonant characteristics in double-barrier tunneling structures are analyzed taking the effects of phase breaking into consideration. The correlation function is used to express the degree of phase coherence during the multiple reflection, in the Fabry-Perot resonator. This treatment promises preservation of the probability current and describes broadening of the resonant peak due to phase breaking.
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页码:2511 / 2512
页数:2
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