Capacitive detector of electromagnetic waves
US5086327A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F77/146
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A capacitive detector of electromagnetic waves, comprises three electron levels, wherein an internal barrier prevents a strong coupling between two levels of two neighboring wells. During an irradiation, the electrons are excited from a first level to a second level. The electrons then relax towards a third level until they relax, by tunnel effect, towards the first level. During the transition from the first level towards the third level, a dipole is created. This dipole can be detected by a detector, through the measurement of a potential difference at the terminals of the device.
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