Hocker LO, Sokoloff DR, Daneu V, Szoke A, Javan A. Frequency mixing in the infrared and far-infrared using a metal-to-metal point contact diode. Appl Phys Lett. 1968;12(12).
Abstract: Metalâ€toâ€metal point contact diodes were used to obtain the 54â€GHz beat notes between two adjacent 10.6â€μ CO2 laser transitions. The speed of the diodes in the farâ€infrared is at least 1000 GHz. This was tested with a 337â€μ HCN laser.
