Title :
Effect of losses in varactor-diode impedance measurements
Author :
Hyde, F.J. ; Smith, R.B.
fDate :
3/1/1964 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An analysis is made of several possible sources of loss which can lead to a degradation in the specification of the Q factor of the semiconductor region of a varactor diode. These sources may arise either within the diode cartridge or in the measuring system. The effects are illustrated in relation to a hypothetical diode having a cutoff frequency of about 40 Gc/s, and it is shown that care must be taken in interpreting data obtained experimentally on real diodes. Some representative experimental data are presented.
Keywords :
electric impedance measurement; equivalent circuits; semiconductor diodes;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
DOI :
10.1049/piee.1964.0084