THE DESIGN OF SEMICONDUCTOR-DIODE DETECTOR CIRCUITS
Abstract
A theoretical and experimental investigation was made of the design of detector circuits using semiconductor diodes. The detector circuits are intended for use with transistor circuits having impedance levels of a few thousand ohms and current levels of a few milliamperes at frequencies up to 100 mc. A survey of the literature on detector-circuit design and semiconductor-diode theory is given. A detector-design procedure, based on semiconductor theory, is presented that permits the calculation of detector- circuit performance on the basis of measurements of the parameters of the diode to be used. The effects of frequency, diode parameters, detector load and driving circuits, temperature, and output coupling are considered. The application of the design theory to the practical design of detector circuits is given. Sample designs of both high-impedance and pulse detectors are carried out, and measurements on sample detectors are reported. Measurements for evaluating the performance of several diode types in high-impedance and pulse detector circuits are presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 28, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0273510
Entities
People
- G. R. Curry
- M. Axelbank
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology