OPTICAL HETERODYNE-DETECTION AND MICROWAVE RECTIFICATION UP TO 26 GHZ USING QUANTUM-WELL INFRARED PHOTODETECTORS

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作者
LIU, HC
JENKINS, GE
BROWN, ER
MCINTOSH, KA
NICHOLS, KB
MANFRA, MJ
机构
[1] CARLETON UNIV,DEPT ELECTR,OTTAWA,ON K1S 5B6,CANADA
[2] CARLETON UNIV,INST MICROSTRUCT SCI,OTTAWA,ON K1S 5B6,CANADA
[3] MIT,LINCOLN LAB,LEXINGTON,MA 02173
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10.1109/55.790726
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have demonstrated heterodyne detection up to an intermediate frequency of 26.5 GHz using quantum well infrared photodetectors. A CO2 laser and a lead-salt tunable diode laser were used as the infrared sources, Heterodyne detection experiments measure the high frequency behavior of photoexcited electrons and their transport properties, We have also carried out microwave rectification experiments which measure the high frequency behavior associated with the dark-current electron-transport processes.
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