| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
McRaven, John Emory
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| Author's Email Address |
jmcraven@ucdavis.edu |
| URN |
etd-12062005-011449 |
| Title |
Theoretical Considerations for the Performance of Antenna-Coupled Metal-Oxide-Metal Diodes |
| Degree |
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering |
| Department |
Electrical Engineering |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Dr. Wolfgang Porod |
Committee Chair |
| Dr. Gary Bernstein |
Committee Member |
| Dr. Patrick Fay |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
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| Date of Defense |
2005-08-04 |
| Availability |
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Abstract
The goal of this thesis is to outline the significant issues affecting the performance of antenna-coupled metal-oxide-metal diodes for the detection of infrared radiation, and to present techniques for the analysis and design of these structures. Possible detection mechanisms in the metal-oxide-metal junctions are presented, and their relative likelihood is discussed. Fabricated junctions are also fitted to theoretical tunneling models. Techniques for analyzing the effects of a substrate on the performance of an antenna are described. The Finite-Difference Time-Domain method for analyzing antenna structures is also presented. Code was written based upon this method, and its results are compared to existing infrared antennas from other research groups.
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