Research on Optimization of a Whiskerless Mixer/Varactor Schottky Barrier Diode Structure for Application at Millimeter and Submillimeter - Ft. Monmouth

经过优化的无晶须肖特基势垒二极管具有作为高频混频器或变容二极管的巨大潜力。为了实现毫米波和亚毫米波接收机既坚固耐用，又相对容易制造和使用的目标，这项研究是必要的。尽管超导器件作为平面、低噪声混频元件正在取得进展，肖特基二极管仍将是高频和室温应用的首选混频元件。其他重要的应用包括LO功率的谐波发生器、变容二极管调谐元件和噪声源。

Optimized whiskerless Schottky barrier diodes offer great potential as high frequency mixer or varactor elements. This research is necessary to realize the goal of producing millimeter and submillimeter wavelength receivers which are both rugged and relatively easy to fabricate and use. Although superconductive devices are making inroads as planar, low-noise mixer elements, Schottky diodes will continue to be the mixer element of choice for higher frequencies and for room temperature applications. Other important applications include harmonic generators for LO power, varactor tuning elements, and noise sources.