Patent ID: 8125281
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: H03B

Abstract:
1. A resonator comprising: a resonant tunneling diode configured to generate an electromagnetic wave; a dielectric provided in contact with the resonant tunneling diode; a first conductor that doubles as an electrode configured to apply a current to the resonant tunneling diode and that is provided in electrical contact with the resonant tunneling diode; a resistor layer provided in series with the resonant tunneling diode in a direction approximately perpendicular to an in-plane direction of the resonant tunneling diode; and a second conductor that doubles as an electrode configured to apply a current to the resonant tunneling diode and that is provided in electrical contact with the resistor layer, wherein the resonant tunneling diode and the resistor layer are sandwiched between the first and second conductors in a direction approximately perpendicular to the in-plane direction of the resonant tunneling diode, wherein an in-plane cross-sectional area of the resistor layer is larger than an in-plane cross-sectional area of the resonant tunneling diode.