Title :
Applications of crystal rectifiers at frequencies up to 10,000 megacycles
Author_Institution :
British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Research Laboratory, Rugby, UK
Abstract :
The Paper first briefly describes the construction and general mechanical details of crystal rectifiers and then goes on to consider their application at microwave frequencies. The design of a crystal frequency changer for a centimetric superheterodyne receiver is discussed in detail and the first section concludes with a consideration of crystal detectors in microwave detector receivers, both with and without amplifiers. The second part of the Paper considers crystal rectifiers for lower frequencies than microwaves; firstly, as second detectors in superheterodyne receivers and then as rectifiers for meters and other general applications.
Keywords :
high-frequency rectifiers; solid-state rectifiers;
Journal_Title :
Radio Engineers, Journal of the British Institution of
DOI :
10.1049/jbire.1948.0023