• DocumentCode
    949152
  • Title

    Low frequency noise performance of 2-20 µm diameter Schottky barrier mixer diodes

  • Author

    Monnig, Kenneth A. ; Mattauch, Robert J.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  • Volume
    65
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1977
  • fDate
    7/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1073
  • Lastpage
    1074
  • Abstract
    Low frequency (0.455 MHz-250 MHz) noise measurements were performed on Schottky barrier mixer diodes known to perform well in millimeter wave receivers. The effects of anode diameter and bias current are investigated. Excess noise is found in the frequency range of interest. The excess noise magnitude is found to be dependent on anode diameter but appears largely independent of applied bias current.
  • Keywords
    Acoustical engineering; Anodes; Frequency; Low-frequency noise; Noise measurement; Schottky barriers; Schottky diodes; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor diodes; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1977.10622
  • Filename
    1454891