Title :
A traveling-wave resonant tunnel diode pulse generator
Author :
Ruai, Y.Yu. ; Konishi, Yoshiyuki ; Allen, Scott T. ; Reddy, Madhukar ; Rodwell, Mark J.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Traveling-wave resonant funnel diode (TWRTD) pulse generators comprising transmission lines periodically loaded by GaAs/AlAs resonant tunnel diodes (RTD´s) are fabricated. The TWRTD pulse generators have convolved transition times of 3.5 ps when measured with an active probe. Using identical RTD´s, TWRTD pulse generators can attain smaller transition times than those obtained with switching circuits employing a single RTD.<>
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; microwave generation; pulse generators; resonant tunnelling devices; solid-state microwave circuits; 3.5 ps; GaAs-AlAs; GaAs/AlAs resonant tunnel diodes; active probe; convolved transition times; microwave generation; periodically-loaded transmission lines; pulse generator; traveling-wave resonant tunnel diode devices; Diodes; Distributed parameter circuits; Gallium arsenide; Probes; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Resonance; Resonant tunneling devices; Switching circuits; Transmission line measurements;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
