Title :
High-efficiency avalanche diodes (TRAPATT) for phased-array radar systems
Author :
Chang, Kuo-Pin ; Kawamoto, Hiroaki ; Prager, H. ; Reynolds, J. ; Rosen, Arye ; Milkinas, V.
Author_Institution :
RCA Laboratories, Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Current amplifier developments using the TRAPATT diode have provided in the following results: power gain of 18 dB, 3-dB bandwidth of 14.6%, Pulsewidth of 40μs, duty cycle of 15.6% and phase linearity of +3.5 to -2.5°.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Coupling circuits; Diodes; Distributed parameter circuits; Frequency; High power amplifiers; Power transmission lines; Pulse amplifiers; Radar; Transmission line theory;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers. 1973 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1973.1155197
