• DocumentCode
    1072325
  • Title

    150 GHz GaAs MITATT source

  • Author

    Elta, M.E. ; Fetterman, H.R. ; Macropoulos, W.V. ; Lambert, J.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Volume
    1
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    6/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    115
  • Lastpage
    116
  • Abstract
    The performance of a GaAs Schottky barrier transmit-time source is described. The device is reversed biased into mixed tunnel-avalanche breakdown. A CW output power of 3 mW with 1/2% conversion efficiency has been measured at 150 GHz. This is the highest frequency CW GaAs source built to date and has many potential applications in systems requiring a low noise local oscillator in near millimeter microwave integrated circuits.
  • Keywords
    Application specific integrated circuits; Electric breakdown; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit measurements; Integrated circuit noise; Local oscillators; Power generation; Power measurement; Schottky barriers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Device Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0741-3106
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EDL.1980.25251
  • Filename
    1481113