Title :
An in situ Tunable Diode Mounting Topology for High-Power X-Band Waveguide Switches
Author :
Sickel, Thomas ; Meyer, Petrie ; van der Walt, P.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Stellenbosch Univ.
Abstract :
An in situ tunable diode mounting topology for waveguide switches is presented and utilized to design and fabricate two evanescent-mode X-band switching modules of approximately 15% and 25% fractional bandwidth. The ability of the mounting topology to operate in a high-power environment is verified in an evanescent-mode X-band switch using six packaged p-i-n diodes, successfully reflecting 4 kW of pulsed power
Keywords :
microwave switches; mountings; p-i-n diodes; waveguide components; 4 kW; X-band waveguide switches; evanescent-mode X-band switch; high-power waveguide switches; p-i-n diodes; tunable diode mounting topology; Africa; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Coaxial components; Inductance; Insertion loss; P-i-n diodes; Resonance; Switches; Topology; $X$-band; Diode mount; evanescent mode; high power; p-i-n diodes; waveguide switch;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.2006.889146
