Title :
External current-waveform measurements of high-efficiency oscillations in silicon avalanche diodes
Author_Institution :
Cornell University, Department of Applied Physics, Ithaca, USA
Abstract :
A coaxial current-monitoring assembly, introducing negligible phase error up to 9 GHz, has enabled the precise determination of high-efficiency current waveforms in Si avalanche diodes. No deterioration of performance occurred for diode areas <10¿4cm2. Observed waveforms were of `spike¿ or `sawtooth¿ shape.
Keywords :
avalanche diodes; oscillations;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19700100
