Title :
Thermal and current tuning effects in GaAs high power IMPATT diodes
Author :
Bellemare, Y. ; Chudobiak, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Carleton Universtiy, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Experimentally derived results are presented which describe the dependence of output power and frequency on ambient temperature bias current level and time for high-power (≥3 W) high-efficiency (≥20 percent) Read Profile GaAs IMPATT diodes operating in CW and pulsed oscillator modes.
Keywords :
Capacitors; Chebyshev approximation; Diodes; Electromagnetic coupling; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Oscillators; Power generation; Resonator filters; Tuning;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1979.11555
