Millimeter-wave Gunn oscillators (Review)
Abstract
Recent developments in the area of millimeter-wave Gunn-diode oscillators are reviewed, with emphasis on the English-language literature from 1979 to 1982. The primary emphasis is on InP Gunn diodes, and the possibilities of using such diodes in mm-wave oscillators are investigated. Advances in Gunn-diode power combiners are also considered; the parameters of GaAs and InP Gunn diodes are analyzed, and a comparison is made between Gunn and avalanche diode combiners. Finally, the question of the high-frequency limit of a Gunn oscillator is addressed.
- Publication:
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Radiotekhnika i Elektronika
- Pub Date:
- May 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984RaEl...29..817S
- Keywords:
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- Gunn Diodes;
- Microwave Oscillators;
- Power Efficiency;
- Semiconductor Diodes;
- Avalanche Diodes;
- Gallium Arsenides;
- Indium Phosphides;
- Millimeter Waves;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering