Microwave mixer and detector diodes

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Authors

Y. Anand · Microwave Medical Systems (United States)

W. Moroney · Microwave Medical Systems (United States)

Abstract

Recent advances in microwave mixer and detector diodes are reviewed. Devices considered are germanium back diodes, silicon and gallium arsenide point-contact diodes, and Schottky-barrier diodes. Current work on low-barrier (n-type) Schottky diodes and high-burnout point-contact diodes is also described. Experimental results of CW and RF pulse burnout of these devices are summarized. Different approaches to improve the power-handling capability of Schottky diodes at S-, X-, and K <inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">u</inf> -band frequencies are considered.

Topics & Keywords

Semiconductor materials and interfaces Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE

Volume 59, Issue 8, pp. 1182-1190

DOI: 10.1109/proc.1971.8363

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