Title :
High-efficiency avalanche-resonance pumped amplification
Author :
Hoefflinger, B. ; Snapp, C.P. ; Stark, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Cornell University, School of Electrical Engineering, Ithaca, USA
Abstract :
Microwave amplification has been obtained from silicon diodes operated in avalanche-resonance pumped modes. D.C.-r.f. conversion efficiencies were 25% at 1.3GHz for a saturation gain of 12dB and a bandwidth of 3%.
Keywords :
high-frequency amplifiers; microwave devices; semiconductor diodes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19690029
