• DocumentCode
    907553
  • Title

    RF Burnout of Ku-Band Mixer Diodes (Short Papers )

  • Author

    Morris, George E. ; Hall, George A.

  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    7/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    745
  • Lastpage
    746
  • Abstract
    This short paper describes the experiments conducted to determine the burnout capability of various types of Ku-band mixer diodes when subjected to narrow RF spikes. This condition results frequently in pulsed microwave systems where the receiver is not adequately protected or where the system´s limiting devices degrade or fail. The maintenance problems resulting from mixer failures are severe and may become more so with increased usage of Schottky barrier diodes.
  • Keywords
    Dielectric substrates; Ferrites; Magnetic resonance; Magnetostatic waves; Propagation delay; Radio frequency; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Semiconductor diodes; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1974.1128324
  • Filename
    1128324