• DocumentCode
    879793
  • Title

    High-efficiency continuous oscillations in silicon IMPATT diodes below the transit-time frequency

  • Author

    Thomson, I.

  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1969
  • Firstpage
    229
  • Lastpage
    230
  • Abstract
    C.W. room-temperature operation of silicon IMPATT diodes at the first subharmonic of the transit-time frequency has been observed in a high-efficiency mode. Efficiencies as high as 8.8% at 5GHz with 1.2 Wc.w. have been achieved with current densities no more than 1480A/cm2.
  • Keywords
    IMPATT diodes; avalanche diodes; semiconductor diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19690174
  • Filename
    4210390