Title : 
A Multi-Diode Cavity Power Combiner Using State-of-the-Art Pulsed Gunn Diodes
         
        
            Author : 
Sigmon, B.E. ; Ayyagari, M.
         
        
        
        
            fDate : 
May 9 1975-June 11 1987
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Large area mesa pulsed Gunn diodes were developed. These diodes generated 30 to 40 watts per device. By combining multiples of these diodes in a miniature C-band cavity power combiner, 90 watts (3-diode combiner) and 150 watts (5-diode combiner) of peak power was achieved.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Circuits; Electron tubes; Geometry; Gunn devices; Magnetrons; Packaging; Power combiners; Semiconductor diodes; Temperature distribution; Vacuum technology;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1987 IEEE MTT-S International
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Palo Alto, CA, USA
         
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MWSYM.1987.1132555