Title :
Microwave detection using the resonant tunneling diode
Author :
Gering, Joseph M. ; Rudnick, Thomas J. ; Coleman, Paul D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
fDate :
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An experimental and theoretical study in the use of a resonant tunneling diode (RTD) as a microwave detector, based on its small-signal equivalent circuit model, is presented. It is shown that the rectified current from the diode can be accurately predicted and that the diode can be operated as a reactive microwave detector which absorbs no microwave power. For this detection mode, a matching network which maximizes the applied AC voltage can be used
Keywords :
microwave detectors; semiconductor device models; semiconductor diodes; solid-state microwave devices; RTD; matching network; microwave detector; reactive microwave detector; rectified current; resonant tunneling diode; small-signal equivalent circuit model; theoretical study; Detectors; Diodes; Equivalent circuits; Frequency response; Microwave circuits; Microwave devices; Resonance; Resonant tunneling devices; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
