Microwave mode locking at X band using solid-state devices
Abstract
A theory of mode locking in the microwave regime is presented. The use of solid-state microwave devices for this application is described. A system that has been built using an IMPATT diode as the gain element and a Schottky barrier diode in the role of a saturable absorber is analyzed. Passive, combined passive, and forced mode locking have been demonstrated experimentally. The system had a round-trip time of 25 or 50 ns. Pulse lengths between 4 and 15 ns were observed. Self-starting and stability requirements are investigated.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory Techniques
- Pub Date:
- February 1978
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1978ITMTT..26...62G
- Keywords:
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- Locking;
- Microwave Oscillators;
- Solid State Devices;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Vibration Mode;
- Avalanche Diodes;
- Delay Lines;
- Feedback Circuits;
- Laser Mode Locking;
- Microwave Amplifiers;
- Relaxation Oscillators;
- Schottky Diodes;
- Self Oscillation;
- Waveguides;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering