• DocumentCode
    2682717
  • Title

    An Ultra Low Transient GaAs FET VHF Switch

  • Author

    White, Douglas W.

  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    May 30 1984-June 1 1984
  • Firstpage
    155
  • Lastpage
    157
  • Abstract
    A simple unbalanced GaAs FET switch is described which has 20 dB lower peak transients than commercial balanced diode designs. An auto-transformer neutralization circuit provides more than 55 dB off-isolation over a three octave bandwidth. A novel scheme which derives both drive and bias from Schottky TTL gates eliminates the bipolar supplies and discrete drive circuitry usually found in high speed switches. A low level transient caused by carrier trapping in the GaAs material is described.
  • Keywords
    Bandwidth; Capacitance; Communication switching; Filters; Gallium arsenide; Inductors; Microwave FETs; Radio frequency; Switches; VHF circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Symposium Digest, 1984 IEEE MTT-S International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0149-645X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSYM.1984.1131722
  • Filename
    1131722