Title :
Control of TRAPATT oscillations by optically generated carriers
Author :
Kiehl, R.A. ; EerNisse, E.P.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
fDate :
3/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is demonstrated that, by generating carriers optically within a TRAPATT oscillator, startup jitter can be held to a short duration over a wider range in operating conditions, and intrapulse frequency drift may be virtually eliminated. In addition, optical carrier generation is shown to provide the basis of a novel frequency tuning technique capable of producing extremely fast intrapulse frequency switching.
Keywords :
Apertures; Charge carrier processes; Circuit optimization; Electrodes; Electron traps; Jitter; Lenses; Optical control; Optical transmitters; Radio frequency;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1977.18721
