A quarter-micrometer diameter Schottky barrier mixer diode has been fabricated on n+ GaAs using electron beam lithography and reactive ion etching (RIE). The anodes were formed using a Pt/Au electroplate technique. The diode zero-bias capacitance of 0.25 fF and series resistance of about 25 Ω, measured at dc, correspond to a ‘‘figure-of-merit’’ cuttoff frequency of about 25 THz. The video responsivity at 118 μm (2540 GHz) was as high as 200 V/W, over three times higher than the best previously reported. The design, fabrication, and evaluation of this diode is described.
A bunch length monitor for ultrashort (90 fs to 1 ps) electron bunches using a coherent synchrotron radiation detection techniques has been developed in a collaboration between the Thomas Jefferson National accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab) and the University of Virginia. The noninvasive, high-resolution, high-sensitivity, low-noise monitor employs a state-of-the-art “bandpass” GaAs Schottky whisker diode operated at room temperature. This letter presents the monitor’s performance.
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