Title :
Determination of resonant frequency for 2nd-harmonic-mode millimetre-wave transferred-electron oscillators
Author_Institution :
Philips Research Laboratories, Redhill, UK
Abstract :
Measurements performed on a 2nd-harmonic transferred-electron oscillator and a scale model are reported. A method is described for determining the resonant frequency of the oscillator once the diode parasitic reactances are defined.
Keywords :
Gunn oscillators; 2nd-harmonic-mode MM-wave transferred electron oscillators; diode parasitic reactances; resonant frequency determination; scale model;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820136