Title :
Mixing of 28 THz CO2-laser radiation by nanometer thin-film Ni-NiO-Ni diodes with difference frequencies up to 176 GHz
Author :
Fumeaux, C. ; Herrmann, W. ; Kneübuhl, F.K. ; Rothuizen, H. ; Lipphardt, B. ; Weiss, C.O.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Quantum Electron., Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Difference frequencies up to 176 GHz between CO2-laser transitions at 28 THz (10.7 μm) are generated by thin-film nanometer-scale Ni-NiO-Ni diodes (MOM, MIM) with integrated bow-tie antennas and rhodium waveguides
Keywords :
MIM devices; carbon compounds; gas lasers; laser transitions; optical frequency conversion; 10.7 micron; 176 GHz; 28 THz; CO2; CO2 laser transition; MIM diode; MOM diode; Ni-NiO-Ni; difference frequency generation; infrared radiation mixing; integrated bow-tie antenna; nanometer thin film Ni-NiO-Ni diode; rhodium waveguide; Antenna measurements; Diodes; Fabrication; Frequency measurement; Message-oriented middleware; Microwave antennas; Polarization; Radiation detectors; Transistors; Waveguide transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves, 1998. MSMW '98. Third International Kharkov Symposium
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5553-9
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.1998.758930
