Title :
High-efficiency CW impatt operation
Author :
Iglesias, David E. ; Evans, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., Murray Hill, N. J.
Abstract :
CW room-temperature operation of Ge Impatt diodes with efficiencies as high as 43 percent in the 400 to 1000 MHz frequency range has been achieved. In this low-frequency, high-efficiency mode, the dc voltage drop across the diode is observed to decrease significantly.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Circuit optimization; Current density; Diodes; Frequency; Oscillators; Power generation; Silicon; Tuning; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1968.6671
