• DocumentCode
    2988812
  • Title

    Designing high-power limiter circuits with GaAs PIN diodes

  • Author

    Smith, D.G. ; Heston, D.D. ; Allen, D.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Raytheon Syst. Co., Dallas, TX, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    13-19 June 1999
  • Firstpage
    329
  • Abstract
    The three key parameters of passive limiter circuits: limiting, burnout and insertion loss are explained in great detail in this paper. The limiting and burnout characteristics of various size GaAs PIN diodes have been measured. Results indicate that the burnout level is proportional to diode circumference. A design concept for a broadband high-power limiter is discussed using this measured data.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; capacitance; gallium arsenide; microwave circuits; microwave diodes; microwave limiters; p-i-n diodes; protection; semiconductor device testing; 1 GHz; 9.5 GHz; GaAs; GaAs PIN diodes; broadband high-power limiter; burnout characteristics; diode circumference; diode testing; high-power limiter circuits; insertion loss; limiting characteristics; Capacitance; Gallium arsenide; Insertion loss; Microwave circuits; Power generation; Power measurement; Radio frequency; Semiconductor diodes; Size measurement; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1999 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5135-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1999.779486
  • Filename
    779486