• DocumentCode
    1121017
  • Title

    Millimeter-wave Gunn oscillator in series operation

  • Author

    Teng, S.J.J. ; Goldwasser, Robert E.

  • Author_Institution
    Hughes Aircraft Company, Torrance, CA
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    7/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    324
  • Lastpage
    325
  • Abstract
    The feasibility of series operation of a Gunn-diode oscillator in a millimeter-wave range is demonstrated. Oscillator output power and its dc-to-RF conversion efficiency can both be increased substantially by operating two Gunn diodes in series. Output power from two diodes in series operation is higher than twice the output power obtained from one individual diode. We report that the pulsed output power from two GaAs Gunn diodes in series operation reaches 4.4 W at a frequency of 33.2 GHz.
  • Keywords
    Frequency; Gallium arsenide; Gunn devices; Millimeter wave communication; Millimeter wave radar; Millimeter wave technology; Oscillators; Packaging; Power generation; Semiconductor diodes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Device Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0741-3106
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EDL.1987.26646
  • Filename
    1487196