Ebook: New Directions in Terahertz Technology

A detailed study of the science, engineering and applications of terahertz technology, based on room-temperature solid-state devices, which are seen as the key technology for wider applications in this frequency range. The relative merits of electronic and optical devices are discussed and new device principles identified. Issues of terahertz circuit design, implementation and measurement are complemented by chapters on current and future applications in communications, sensing and remote surveillance.
Audience: The unique coverage of all aspects of terahertz technology will appeal to both new and established workers in the field, as well as providing a survey for the interested reader.

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A detailed study of the science, engineering and applications of terahertz technology, based on room-temperature solid-state devices, which are seen as the key technology for wider applications in this frequency range. The relative merits of electronic and optical devices are discussed and new device principles identified. Issues of terahertz circuit design, implementation and measurement are complemented by chapters on current and future applications in communications, sensing and remote surveillance.
Audience: The unique coverage of all aspects of terahertz technology will appeal to both new and established workers in the field, as well as providing a survey for the interested reader.

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A detailed study of the science, engineering and applications of terahertz technology, based on room-temperature solid-state devices, which are seen as the key technology for wider applications in this frequency range. The relative merits of electronic and optical devices are discussed and new device principles identified. Issues of terahertz circuit design, implementation and measurement are complemented by chapters on current and future applications in communications, sensing and remote surveillance.
Audience: The unique coverage of all aspects of terahertz technology will appeal to both new and established workers in the field, as well as providing a survey for the interested reader.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Terahertz Solid-State Devices....Pages 3-27
Microwave Mixers....Pages 29-51
Fundamentals of Receivers for Terahertz Systems....Pages 53-62
Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Waveguides and Measurements....Pages 63-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Unipolar and Bipolar Resonant Tunneling Components....Pages 81-95
Superconducting Mixers for Submillimetre Wavelengths....Pages 97-117
Schottky Barrier Devices for THz Applications....Pages 119-125
Device Physics of Intersubband Lasers....Pages 127-133
From Quantum Mechanics to S-Parameters?....Pages 135-142
Travelling Wave Detectors — A Principle for Terahertz Operation....Pages 143-153
Integrated Active Devices....Pages 155-162
Hot Hole Lasers....Pages 163-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Intergated Wareguides and Mixers....Pages 175-181
Integrated Waveguides and Mixers....Pages 183-191
Material Issues for New Devices....Pages 193-201
Active Antenna Power Combining, Beam Control and 2-Dimensional Combining....Pages 203-220
Grid Amplifiers....Pages 221-226
System Characterisation Issues for Integration....Pages 227-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
THz Astronomy from Space....Pages 237-244
Submillemetre Measurements from Satellites....Pages 245-255
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Spacecraft Applications of Terahertz Technology....Pages 257-267
Millimeter Measurements....Pages 269-288
What Future for Wireless Telecommunications Systems Beyond 60 GHz ?....Pages 289-298
Technical Issues of Terahertz Component Fabrication....Pages 299-322
Vector Measurements from 8 Ghz to the Thz Range, Obtained in a Real Life Experiment....Pages 323-340
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
Lightwave/Terahertz Interaction....Pages 343-358
Electrooptic and Photoconductive Techniques for Probing and Imaging of THz Electric Signals....Pages 359-367
Tunable Coherent THz Radiation Pulses From Optically Excited Bloch Oscillations....Pages 369-375
Multi-Gigahertz Optoelectronic Devices....Pages 377-383
Multi-Gigahertz Optoelectronic Devices....Pages 385-391
Back Matter....Pages 393-424

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A detailed study of the science, engineering and applications of terahertz technology, based on room-temperature solid-state devices, which are seen as the key technology for wider applications in this frequency range. The relative merits of electronic and optical devices are discussed and new device principles identified. Issues of terahertz circuit design, implementation and measurement are complemented by chapters on current and future applications in communications, sensing and remote surveillance.
Audience: The unique coverage of all aspects of terahertz technology will appeal to both new and established workers in the field, as well as providing a survey for the interested reader.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Terahertz Solid-State Devices....Pages 3-27
Microwave Mixers....Pages 29-51
Fundamentals of Receivers for Terahertz Systems....Pages 53-62
Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Waveguides and Measurements....Pages 63-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Unipolar and Bipolar Resonant Tunneling Components....Pages 81-95
Superconducting Mixers for Submillimetre Wavelengths....Pages 97-117
Schottky Barrier Devices for THz Applications....Pages 119-125
Device Physics of Intersubband Lasers....Pages 127-133
From Quantum Mechanics to S-Parameters?....Pages 135-142
Travelling Wave Detectors — A Principle for Terahertz Operation....Pages 143-153
Integrated Active Devices....Pages 155-162
Hot Hole Lasers....Pages 163-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Intergated Wareguides and Mixers....Pages 175-181
Integrated Waveguides and Mixers....Pages 183-191
Material Issues for New Devices....Pages 193-201
Active Antenna Power Combining, Beam Control and 2-Dimensional Combining....Pages 203-220
Grid Amplifiers....Pages 221-226
System Characterisation Issues for Integration....Pages 227-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
THz Astronomy from Space....Pages 237-244
Submillemetre Measurements from Satellites....Pages 245-255
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Spacecraft Applications of Terahertz Technology....Pages 257-267
Millimeter Measurements....Pages 269-288
What Future for Wireless Telecommunications Systems Beyond 60 GHz ?....Pages 289-298
Technical Issues of Terahertz Component Fabrication....Pages 299-322
Vector Measurements from 8 Ghz to the Thz Range, Obtained in a Real Life Experiment....Pages 323-340
Front Matter....Pages 341-341
Lightwave/Terahertz Interaction....Pages 343-358
Electrooptic and Photoconductive Techniques for Probing and Imaging of THz Electric Signals....Pages 359-367
Tunable Coherent THz Radiation Pulses From Optically Excited Bloch Oscillations....Pages 369-375
Multi-Gigahertz Optoelectronic Devices....Pages 377-383
Multi-Gigahertz Optoelectronic Devices....Pages 385-391
Back Matter....Pages 393-424
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