Title :
A Pin Diode for mm-Wave Digital Modulation
Author :
Schlosser, W.O. ; Beccone, J.P. ; Riggs, R.S.
Abstract :
The object of this paper is to show that a switch using PIN diodes is especially well suited for mm-wave high speed digital modulation. The PIN diodes to be described have a switching speed of less than 0.7 nsec and a power handling capability in excess of 200 mW. The quoted switching speed is realized with a transistorized driver consuming 0.8W. The switching quality factor Q of the PIN diodes is approximately 40 at 55 GHz-including the loss in the diode mount.
Keywords :
Digital modulation; Driver circuits; Insertion loss; Phase modulation; Phase shifters; Q factor; Reflection; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium, G-MTT 1970 International
Conference_Location :
Newport Beach, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/GMTT.1970.1122781
