Title :
The effect of series resistance on avalanche diode (IMPATT) oscillator efficiency
Author :
Gewartowski, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ
fDate :
6/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Theoretical results are derived for the transmission efficiency in an IMPATT diode oscillator. The transmission efficiency is a measure of the RF losses in the passive diode resistance and the circuit which couples the diode to the load.
Keywords :
Cutoff frequency; Diodes; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Impedance; P-n junctions; Radio frequency; Voltage; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1968.6503
