Title :
Gunn effect in MESFET-like structures
Author :
Diskus, C.G. ; Lubke, K. ; Lettenmayr, H.W. ; Thim, H.W.
Author_Institution :
Linz Univ., Austria
fDate :
5/21/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The performance of planar field-effect controlled transferred electron oscillators with different combinations of layer thickness and doping concentration has been investigated. A negative differential resistance has even been obtained with 0.29 mu m thick 1.6*1017 cm-3 n-doped samples. This is the first time a MESFET-like active layer has exhibited the Gunn effect and has successfully been operated as a TEO at 36 GHz.
Keywords :
Gunn oscillators; III-V semiconductors; MMIC; Schottky gate field effect transistors; gallium arsenide; microwave generation; 0.29 micron; 36 GHz; EHF; GaAs; Gunn effect; MESFET-like active layer; MESFET-like structures; TEO; field-effect controlled transferred electron oscillators; millimetre wave generation; negative differential resistance; planar devices;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920623