Numerical modeling of TeraHertz electronic devices |
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Authors: | L. Varani C. Palermo J. F. Millithaler J. C. Vaissière E. Starikov P. Shiktorov V. Gružinskis J. Mateos S. Pérez D. Pardo T. González |
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Affiliation: | (1) Centre d’Electronique et de Micro–optoélectronique de Montpellier (CNRS–UMR 5507), Université Montpellier II, place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier, France;(2) Semiconductor Physics Institute, A. Goštauto 11, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania;(3) Dpt. de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced s/n, 37008 Salamanca, Spain |
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Abstract: | We investigate by means of Monte Carlo simulations the physical processes associated with the emission of TeraHertz radiation in different electronic devices. We analyze four alternative and complementary strategies which seem to be promising candidates to obtain the TeraHertz emission: (1) a nitride maser based on the optical-phonon transit-time resonance, (2) the high–order harmonic generation in bulk materials and nanometric Schottky-barrier diodes, (3) the excitation of coherent plasma oscillations in micron and submicron diodes, (4) the current instabilities and plasma oscillations in high electron mobility transistors (HEMT). The numerical results show that several physical mechanisms can be exploited to increase significantly the operating frequency of these devices and the best conditions to optimize the radiation emission in the TeraHertz range are studied in detail. |
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Keywords: | TeraHertz Monte Carlo Nitrides Plasma oscillations |
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