Title :
Microwave amplifier using several IMPATT diodes in parallel
Author :
Knerr, R. ; Murray, Jacob
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA, USA
Abstract :
A simple power-combining and mode-suppressing technique for direct paralleling of packaged IMPATT diodes will be described. Experiments at 4 and 6 GHz using three diodes in parallel have resulted in power outputs of 21 W and 10 W, respectively.
Keywords :
Circuits; Coaxial components; Electromagnetic heating; Impedance; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave oscillators; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Resistors; Schottky diodes;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Circuits Conference. Digest of Technical Papers. 1974 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/ISSCC.1974.1155245
