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Point contact MIM diodes of different materials have been tested as harmonic mixers at 29 THz and 88 THz. From the analysis of the I-V static characteristic quantitative informations have been obtained about the effectiveness of the diodes as high order mixers.
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Sassi, M.P., Godone, A. & Bertinetto, F. Mixing properties of mim diodes in the infrared. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 8, 291–297 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01014559
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01014559