Title :
Continuous millimeter-wave TUNNETT diode system for inspection applications
Author :
Nishizawa, Jun-ichi ; Kurabayashi, Toru ; Plotka, Piotr ; Makabe, Hiroki
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Res. Inst., Sendai
Abstract :
We have fabricated tunneling transit time (TUNNETT) diode with fundamental-mode oscillation in the frequency up to 706 GHz. Some inspection applications have been demonstrated using the feature of TUNNETT as predominant stability of the power and the frequency. The microanalysis of albumin bovine has been performed at pico-mole level. This method has been applied to detect the sugar levels in serum. A scanning millimeter-wave imaging has been demonstrated for an inspection of human liver tissue containing cancer cells with a special resolution at 0.3 mm.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; cancer; inspection; millimetre wave diodes; millimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave diodes; submillimetre wave imaging; transit time devices; tunnel diodes; albumin bovine; cancer cells; continuous millimeter-wave TUNNETT diode; fabricated tunneling transit time diode; frequency stability; fundamental-mode oscillation; human liver tissue; inspection applications; microanalysis; pico-mole level; power stability; scanning millimeter-wave imaging; serum; sugar levels; Bovine; Cancer; Diodes; Frequency; Humans; Inspection; Liver; Millimeter wave technology; Stability; Tunneling;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0400-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0400-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368622
