Title :
Degradation of the oscillator performance of read diodes due to space-charge and series resistances
Author_Institution :
Cornell University, School of Electrical Engineering, Ithaca, USA
Abstract :
It is shown that the bias current density is a very important parameter in the operation of Read-diode oscillators. A degradation factor is derived for the d.c./r.f. conversion efficiency due to the space-charge resistance of the drift region and the series resistance. Optimisation of the generated r.f. power is discussed.
Keywords :
IMPATT diodes; microwave oscillators; space charge;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19700153
