• DocumentCode
    2440558
  • Title

    Impact ionization wave breakdown and picosecond UHF pulse generation in GaAs drift step recovery diodes

  • Author

    Kozlov, V.A. ; Rozhkov, Alexsander V. ; Kardo-Sysoyev, A.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Physico-Tech. Inst., Russian Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    8-12 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    801
  • Lastpage
    802
  • Abstract
    UHF IMPATT oscillations followed (under certain conditions) by a reversible impact ionization wave breakdown and picosecond pulse generation at up to 50GHz frequencies have been for the first time experimentally observed in GaAs DSRDs. A possible physical model and practical implementation of the phenomenon observed are discussed for ultra wideband UHF applications and for optoelectronics.
  • Keywords
    IMPATT oscillators; UHF circuits; UHF oscillators; charge storage diodes; gallium arsenide; impact ionisation; optoelectronic devices; pulse generators; GaAs DSRDs; GaAs drift step recovery diode; UHF IMPATT oscillation; impact ionization wave breakdown; optoelectronics; picosecond pulse generation; Circuit testing; Diodes; Electric breakdown; Electron traps; Gallium arsenide; Impact ionization; Organizing; Propagation delay; Pulse generation; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave and Telecommunication Technology, 2003. CriMiCo 2003. 13th International Crimean Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Sevastopol, Crimea, Ukraine
  • Print_ISBN
    966-7968-26-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CRMICO.2003.159024
  • Filename
    1256710