• DocumentCode
    3181722
  • Title

    PIN diode limiter spike leakage, recovery time, and damage

  • Author

    Tan, R.J. ; Ward, A.L. ; Garver, R.V. ; Brisker, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Harry Diamond Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    25-27 May 1988
  • Firstpage
    275
  • Abstract
    A predominantly experimental study was performed on p-i-n diode limiter spike leakage, and some preliminary recovery time and damage level results are discussed. Dependencies on the thickness of the intrinsic region (0.5 to 10 mu m) and input power at X-band are given.<>
  • Keywords
    limiters; solid-state microwave circuits; 0.5 to 10 micron; PIN diode limiter; X-band; damage; input power; intrinsic region; recovery time; spike leakage; thickness; Antenna accessories; Diodes; Microstrip; Packaging; Protection; Radar antennas; Receiving antennas; Switches; Thickness measurement; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1988., IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    New York, NY, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1988.22029
  • Filename
    22029