• DocumentCode
    1039320
  • Title

    Small-signal model with frequency-independent elements for the avalanche region of a microwave negative-resistance diode

  • Author

    Steinbrecher, Donald H. ; Peterson, Dean F.

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    10/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    883
  • Lastpage
    891
  • Abstract
    An experimentally derived four-element incremental model for the avalanche region of a microwave negative-resistance diode and a simplified measuring procedure for determining the element values are presented. The element values depend on bias but not on frequency. The four-element model predicts the same frequency behavior as the theoretically derived Gilden-Hines model when one degree of freedom is eliminated. Comparison with theory predicts a simple low-frequency (1-MHz) indirect measurement of device drift region carrier transit time.
  • Keywords
    Admittance measurement; Circuits; Diodes; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Predictive models; Roentgenium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1970.17091
  • Filename
    1476275