Transition region for use with an antenna-integrated electron tunneling device and method
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a first non-insulating strip and a second non-insulating strip spaced apart from one another such that first and second end portions, respectively, of the first and second non-insulating strips cooperate to form an antenna having an antenna impedance and said first and second non-insulating strips include a transition region that extends from said antenna to a tunneling region in which the first and second non-insulating strips are in a confronting relationship;
an arrangement cooperating with a portion of each of the first and second non-insulating strips in said tunneling region to form an electron tunneling structure exhibiting a tunneling region impedance, said arrangement being configured to support electron tunneling between and to said first and second non-insulating strips and said transition region is configured to match, at least to an approximation, said antenna impedance to said tunneling region impedance.
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Abstract
An electron tunneling device includes a first non-insulating strip and a second non-insulating strip spaced apart from one another such that first and second end portions, respectively, of the first and second non-insulating strips cooperate to form an antenna having an antenna impedance. The first and second non-insulating strips include a transition region that extends from the antenna to a tunneling region in which the first and second non-insulating strips are in a confronting relationship. An arrangement cooperates with a portion of each of the first and second non-insulating strips in the tunneling region to form an electron tunneling structure exhibiting a tunneling region impedance. The transition region is configured to match the antenna impedance to the tunneling region impedance. The transition region can provide for changing an electromagnetic field orientation between the antenna and the tunneling region.
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21 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a first non-insulating strip and a second non-insulating strip spaced apart from one another such that first and second end portions, respectively, of the first and second non-insulating strips cooperate to form an antenna having an antenna impedance and said first and second non-insulating strips include a transition region that extends from said antenna to a tunneling region in which the first and second non-insulating strips are in a confronting relationship; an arrangement cooperating with a portion of each of the first and second non-insulating strips in said tunneling region to form an electron tunneling structure exhibiting a tunneling region impedance, said arrangement being configured to support electron tunneling between and to said first and second non-insulating strips and said transition region is configured to match, at least to an approximation, said antenna impedance to said tunneling region impedance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for producing a device, said method comprising:
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forming a first non-insulating strip and a second non-insulating strip spaced apart from one another such that first and second end portions, respectively, of the first and second non-insulating strips cooperate to form an antenna having an antenna impedance and configuring said first and second non-insulating strips to include a transition region that extends from said antenna to a tunneling region in which the first and second non-insulating strips are in a confronting relationship; configuring an arrangement to cooperate with a portion of each of the first and second non-insulating strips in said tunneling region to form an electron tunneling structure exhibiting a tunneling region impedance, and further configuring said arrangement to support electron tunneling between and to said first and second non-insulating strips and said transition region to match, at least to an approximation, said antenna impedance to said tunneling region impedance. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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