Title :
Picosecond dynamics in a millimetre-wave RTD–MOSFET wavelet generator
Author :
Ohlsson, L. ; Fay, P. ; Wernersson, L.-E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Inf. Technol., Lund Univ., Lund, Sweden
Abstract :
The performance of a millimetre-wave wavelet generator under picosecond-pulsed trigger operation conditions has been evaluated experimentally. The reactively-loaded resonant tunnelling diodes metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor circuit is shown to generate well-formed wavelets for control pulse-lengths down to approximately the free-running carrier oscillation period. Transient circuit simulations have also been implemented to provide additional insight into the observed circuit dynamics.
Keywords :
MOSFET; millimetre wave diodes; millimetre wave field effect transistors; resonant tunnelling diodes; free-running carrier oscillation period; metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor circuit; millimetre-wave RTD-MOSFET wavelet generator; picosecond dynamics; picosecond-pulsed trigger operation; pulse length control; reactively-loaded resonant tunnelling diodes; transient circuit;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2015.1329
