Suppression of current through an Esaki–Tsu GaAs/AlAs superlattice by millimeter wave irradiation

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Abstract
We report the observation of suppression of the dc current through an Esaki–Tsu GaAs/AlAs superlattice (that shows a negative differential conductance due to Bloch oscillations of miniband electrons) caused by irradiation with millimeter wave radiation (frequency 78 GHz). A theoretical analysis of the dc current indicated that the high-frequency electric current followed the high-frequency field with a response time smaller than the period (∼10−11 s) of the field. Our experiment, with the superlattice at room temperature, demonstrates that the Esaki–Tsu superlattice is suitable for ultrafast millimeter wave detection and other high-frequency applications.

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