• DocumentCode
    898074
  • Title

    High-Power TRAPATT Oscillations from Parallel-Connected Low-Cost Diodes (Correspondence)

  • Author

    Chaffin, R.J.

  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    11/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    985
  • Lastpage
    986
  • Abstract
    This paper reports successful parallel TRAPATT operation of a very low-cost commercial diode type. The best result achieved was a pulsed output of 225 watts at 700 MHz with an efficiency of 33 percent. The result was achieved by using three diodes in parallel. An explanation of the success of parallel operation is given. It is also shown that precise control of breakdown voltage is not necessarily required for parallel TRAPATT operation.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; Diodes; Laboratories; Low pass filters; Microstrip; Microwave oscillators; Plasmas; Radio frequency; Reflection; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1970.1127386
  • Filename
    1127386