DocumentCode
1245221
Title
Microwave detection using the resonant tunneling diode
Author
Gering, Joseph M. ; Rudnick, Thomas J. ; Coleman, Paul D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
Volume
36
Issue
7
fYear
1988
fDate
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1145
Lastpage
1150
Abstract
An experimental and theoretical study in the use of a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) as a microwave detector, based on its small-signal equivalent circuit model, is presented. It is shown that the rectified current from the diode can be accurately predicted and that the diode can be operated as a reactive microwave detector which absorbs no microwave power. For this detection mode, a matching network which maximizes the applied AC voltage can be used
Keywords
microwave detectors; semiconductor device models; semiconductor diodes; solid-state microwave devices; RTD; matching network; microwave detector; reactive microwave detector; rectified current; resonant tunneling diode; small-signal equivalent circuit model; theoretical study; Detectors; Diodes; Equivalent circuits; Frequency response; Microwave circuits; Microwave devices; Resonance; Resonant tunneling devices; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9480
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/22.3649
Filename
3649
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