Title :
Quasi-periodic route to chaos in a microwave doubler
Author :
Basu, Saswata ; Maas, Stephen A. ; Itoh, Tatsuo
Author_Institution :
Cascade Microtech Inc., Beaverton, OR, USA
fDate :
7/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Quasi-periodic route to chaos was observed as the bias level was increased in a 5-10 GHz frequency doubler. The appearance of spurious oscillations is a consequence of the dynamical negative resistance manifested by the p-n junction diode in the doubler. This phenomenon is caused by the long minority carrier recombination time of the junction diode compared to the period of the input signal
Keywords :
chaos; circuit stability; electron-hole recombination; frequency multipliers; microwave frequency convertors; minority carriers; negative resistance; varactors; 5 to 10 GHz; SHF; bias level; dynamical negative resistance; frequency doubler; microwave doubler; minority carrier recombination time; p-n junction diode; quasi-periodic route; route to chaos; spurious oscillations; Band pass filters; Bifurcation; Chaos; Doping profiles; Mechanical systems; Microwave circuits; Narrowband; Radio frequency; Schottky diodes; Varactors;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Guided Wave Letters, IEEE
