Title :
Comments, with reply, on "Modeling of planar varactor frequency multiplier devices with blocking barriers" by U. Lieneweg et al
Author :
Hwu, R.J. ; Lieneweg, U. ; Tolmunen, Timo ; Frerking, M.A. ; Maserjian, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
The commenter reports that he has conducted a series of measurements for determining the effective series resistance, capacitance, and RC time constant of the back-to-back connected diodes, which exhibit behavior of the effective series resistance and capacitance that is somewhat different than assumed in the commenter´s thesis (UCLA, 1991) or published in the above-titled paper by V. Lieneweg et al. (ibid., vol.40, no.5, p.839-45, May 1992). These results are presented and discussed. In their reply, Lieneweg et al. take issue with some of the commenter´s points and defend their results.<>
Keywords :
frequency multipliers; semiconductor device models; solid-state microwave devices; varactors; RC time constant; back-to-back connected diodes; blocking barriers; capacitance; effective series resistance; frequency multiplier devices; planar varactor; Capacitance measurement; Capacitance-voltage characteristics; Diodes; Electrical resistance measurement; Frequency; Impedance measurement; Performance evaluation; Space technology; Varactors; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on