Title :
High-efficiency c.w. operation of ´anomalous´ indium-phosphide microwave oscillators
Author :
White, P.M. ; Gibbons, G.
Author_Institution :
Plessey Co., Allen Clark Research Centre, Towcester, UK
Abstract :
Improved c.w. performance of InP transferred-electron oscillators is reported over a frequency range of 13--27 GHz, with a best efficiency of 10% at 22 GHz. The current/voltage characteristics of these devices exhibit an anomalous behaviour whose temperature dependence is similar to that produced by an injecting barrier at the cathode contact.
Keywords :
microwave oscillators; CW performance; InP; anomalous behaviour; high efficiency; microwave oscillators; transferred electron oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19720122
