Measurement of series resistance in IMPATT diodes
Abstract
A new method is given for determining the electrical series resistance of an IMPATT diode. The measurement is based on observation of the oscillation threshold bias current for a diode in a standard circuit. The method is applied to GaAs diodes near 40 GHz. The values obtained are used to quantitatively explain other performance characteristics of the diodes.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Pub Date:
- February 1983
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1983ITED...30..179A
- Keywords:
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- Avalanche Diodes;
- Electrical Measurement;
- Electrical Resistance;
- Equivalent Circuits;
- Gallium Arsenides;
- Microwave Circuits;
- Millimeter Waves;
- Performance Prediction;
- Thresholds;
- Transit Time;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering