• DocumentCode
    911026
  • Title

    Ultralow noise in pulsed GaAs avalanche diode oscillators

  • Author

    Levine, P.A.

  • Volume
    58
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    3/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    494
  • Lastpage
    495
  • Abstract
    Amplitude modulated (AM) noise measurements have been performed on pulsed vapor-grown GaAs avalanche diode oscillators operated at high input power densities. It has been found that at these high input power levels the AM signal-to-noise ratio drops to values 15 to 20 dB lower than has been indicated possible in CW noise measurements.
  • Keywords
    Current density; Diodes; Gallium arsenide; Noise measurement; Oscillators; Performance evaluation; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Signal to noise ratio;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1970.7670
  • Filename
    1449600