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Alloy ramp heterostructure diodes for microwave mixer applications
Author(s) -
Tait Gregory B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.4650050906
Subject(s) - microwave , schottky diode , diode , optoelectronics , materials science , heterojunction , schottky barrier , semiconductor , electronic circuit , extremely high frequency , electronic mixer , frequency mixer , millimeter , electrical engineering , detector , electronic engineering , radio frequency , engineering , telecommunications , harmonic mixer , optics , physics , local oscillator
Simulated and experimental data on mixer performance of semiconductor alloy ramp heterostructure diodes are presented. The results indicate that these devices are excellent candidates for use in microwave and millimeter‐wave mixer circuits. In addition, they possess several significant advantages over contending Schottky barrier diodes, the microwave industry workhorse for mixers and detectors. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.