Noise in THz detectors and generators

Peter H. Handel; Amanda M. Hall; Adam G. Tournier

doi:10.1117/12.666296

19 May 2006 Noise in THz detectors and generators

Peter H. Handel, Amanda M. Hall, Adam G. Tournier

Proceedings Volume 6212, Terahertz for Military and Security Applications IV; 62120D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666296
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

For imaging and remote sensing applications, the noise of the THz detector must be minimized. The quantum 1/f theory is introduced and used to obtain analytical expressions of noise in n⁺p diodes, Schottky diode THz detectors and mixers, a new type of suggested MEMS resonator based Thz detectors, QWIPs and bolometers. For the DAR and for THz communications we also consider phase noise in RTD and GaN/AlGaN HFET based THz generators.

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Peter H. Handel, Amanda M. Hall, and Adam G. Tournier "Noise in THz detectors and generators", Proc. SPIE 6212, Terahertz for Military and Security Applications IV, 62120D (19 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666296

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