• DocumentCode
    961086
  • Title

    Gunn diodes with improved frequency-stability/temperature variations

  • Author

    Bird, Jonathan ; Bolton, R.M.G. ; Edridge, A.L. ; De Sa, B.A.E. ; Hobson, G.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Plessey Co., Allen Clark Research Centre, Towcester, UK
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1971
  • Firstpage
    299
  • Lastpage
    301
  • Abstract
    Improved frequency-stability/temperature variations have been obtained for Gunn diodes by using n+ contacts. 20 mW diodes were operated in a low-Q factor invar coaxial cavity. On decoupling by 6 dB, a total frequency drift as little as 9 MHz over the temperature range ¿75°C to +60°C has been observed, i.e. less than 70 kHz/degC. This is compared to results of silver¿tin-contact devices showing the usual drift of about ¿1 MHz/degC. The absence of contact resistance in the n+ contact devices is the primary reason for their improved stability.
  • Keywords
    Gunn diodes; Gunn effect; frequency stability; semiconductor diodes; thermal effects; 9 MHz; Gunn diodes; frequency stability; silver tin contact; temperature variations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19710207
  • Filename
    4244604
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=961086