Design of Stable Broadband Tunnel-Diode Amplifiers

The design method described here establishes the desired gain at band edges and relies on the symmetry of the circuit reactance characteristic to maintain the gain over the entire band. A design for the 4 Gc to 5 Gc band resulted in a theoretical peak gain of 13 db when the gain at band edges was set at 11 db. Another design for the 5 Gc to 6 Gc range had a peak gain of 15 db.