PHOTON DRAG IN GERMANIUM
- 15 July 1970
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 17 (2) , 75-77
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1653315
Abstract
The transfer of momentum from a photon stream to free electrons and holes in germanium has been studied. It is shown that a Q‐switched CO2 laser at 10.6μ can transfer sufficient momentum to produce a longitudinal emf in a rectangular rod typically 4 cm long. This provides a useful, very high speed detector, operating at room temperature.Keywords
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