• DocumentCode
    899990
  • Title

    High-efficiency oscillations in germanium avalanche diodes below the transit-time frequency

  • Author

    Johnston, Roy L. ; Scharfetter, D.L. ; Bartelink, D.J.

  • Volume
    56
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1968
  • Firstpage
    1611
  • Lastpage
    1613
  • Abstract
    Pulsed operation of Ge avalanche diodes has produced oscillations with efficiencies exceeding 40 percent at frequencies of 2-3 GHz. Computer simulation of diode and circuit behavior has provided an explanation for the observed results.
  • Keywords
    Circuits; Diodes; Frequency conversion; Frequency response; Germanium; Oscilloscopes; Power generation; Probes; Pulse measurements; Sampling methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1968.6672
  • Filename
    1448602