• DocumentCode
    919565
  • Title

    Small-signal noise behaviour of companion p+-n-p+ and p+-n-v-p+ punchthrough microwave diodes

  • Author

    Bj¿¿rkman, Gunnar ; Snapp, Craig P.

  • Author_Institution
    Microwave Institute Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    1972
  • Firstpage
    501
  • Lastpage
    503
  • Abstract
    The frequency and current dependence of the noise factor of tuned microwave amplifiers, utilising punchthrough injection transit-time diodes, has been determined. Noise factors as low as 10 and 11 dB were obtained from companion p+-n-p+ and p+-n-v-p+ structures, respectively, when tuned to frequencies in the vicinity of 7.5 GHz.
  • Keywords
    microwave amplifiers; noise; semiconductor diodes; transit time devices; tuning; avalanche devices; microwave amplifiers; noise; p-n-p structures; punchthrough microwave diodes; semiconductor diodes; small signal behaviour; transit time devices; tuning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19720364
  • Filename
    4235826