6 September 2019 Potential and limits of superlattice multipliers coupled to different input power sources
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Abstract

A theoretical study is presented to assess the performance of semiconductor superlattice (SL) multipliers as a function of the currently available input power sources. The prime devices that are considered as input power sources are Impatt diodes, InP Gunn devices, SL electron devices, and backward wave oscillator sources. These sources have been successfully designed to deliver input radiation frequencies in the range from 0.1 to 0.5 THz. We discuss the harmonic power generation of both odd and even harmonics by implementing an ansatz solution stemmed from a hybrid approach combining nonequilibrium Green’s functions and the Boltzmann kinetic equation.

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Apostolos Apostolakis and Mauro F. Pereira "Potential and limits of superlattice multipliers coupled to different input power sources," Journal of Nanophotonics 13(3), 036017 (6 September 2019). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.13.036017
Received: 8 May 2019; Accepted: 15 August 2019; Published: 6 September 2019
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KEYWORDS
Solid state lighting

Superlattices

Diodes

Terahertz radiation

Oscillators

Semiconductors

Dielectric relaxation

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