Title :
A self-pumped tunnel diode parametric amplifier
Author :
Mashock, J.A. ; Ishii, Thomas Koryu ; Jaskolski, S.V.
Abstract :
A tunnel diode oscillating at 804 MHz is shown to produce an 8 dB self-pumped parametric amplification of an input signal at 7.24 GHz. No external pumping power is required.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Diodes; Lakes; Local oscillators; Power measurement; Prototypes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse shaping methods; Radio frequency; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1969.7372
