Title :
Terahertz Self-Oscillations in Avalanche P-N Junction with DC Current Injection
Author :
Lukin, Konstantin A. ; Cerdeira, H.A. ; Maksymov, P.P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Radiophys. & Electron., Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, Kharkov
Abstract :
In this paper, computer simulation results for the self-oscillations of currents flowing through a reverse biased p-n junction with DC current injection were presented. Results showed that such self-oscillatory regime is promising to build a new auto-generator operating in terahertz frequency band.
Keywords :
avalanche breakdown; charge injection; impact ionisation; p-n junctions; submillimetre wave oscillators; DC current injection; avalanche p-n junction; charge carrier dynamics; drift-diffusion approximation; impact ionization; terahertz self-oscillations; Charge carrier processes; Charge carriers; Computer simulation; Impact ionization; P-n junctions; Poisson equations; Pulse amplifiers; Reflection; Slabs; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves and Workshop on Terahertz Technologies, 2007. MSMW '07. The Sixth International Kharkov Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1237-4
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2007.4294609
