A HETERODYNE RECEIVER FOR THE SUBMILLIMETER WAVELENGTH REGION BASED ON CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE IN INSB AT LOW-TEMPERATURES

被引:5
作者
BROWN, ER
KEENE, J
PHILLIPS, TG
机构
[1] California Inst of Technology, Downs, Lab of Physics, Pasadena, CA, USA, California Inst of Technology, Downs Lab of Physics, Pasadena, CA, USA
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFRARED AND MILLIMETER WAVES | 1985年 / 6卷 / 11期
关键词
SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS - Applications;
D O I
10.1007/BF01019856
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A new heterodyne receiver has been developed for the submillimeter wavelength region. The mixing element is liquid helium cooled bulk n-InSb in a quantizing magnetic field. The value of the magnetic induction is such that the detector photoresponse is dominated by cyclotron-resonance absorption. Laboratory tests have yielded double-sideband receiver noise temperatures of 250 K at 492 GHz, 350 K at 625 GHz and 510 K at 812 GHz. The magnetic induction for these tests was approx. 2. 5 KG and the mixer operating temperature was approx. 1. 6 K.
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页码:1121 / 1138
页数:18
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