• DocumentCode
    869445
  • Title

    Upper frequency limit for Gunn oscillators imposed by carrier energy-relaxation time

  • Author

    Das, Pritam ; Staecker, P.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Department of Electrical Engineering, Brooklyn, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1966
  • fDate
    7/1/1966 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    258
  • Lastpage
    259
  • Abstract
    The small-signal microwave conductivity of semiconductors in the presence of Large steady electric fields is highly frequency-dependent, owing to the finite energy-relaxation time of the heated carriers. Considering the Gunn oscillator, in view of these effects, it can be seen that an upper limit for oscillation frequency exists. Methods useful for calculation of this limit are proposed.
  • Keywords
    Gunn effect;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19660219
  • Filename
    4206942