DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-NOISE MILLIMETER-WAVE PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIER.

Abstract

The self-resonant frequency of an unpackaged GaAs varactor die was measured and found to be 44 Gc. This result is encouraging because the optimum idler frequency required for minimum amplifier excess noise temperature is approximately 40 Gc. As a preliminary step in the development of a 94 Gc Y-junction circulator, a unit having a 7% bandwidth has been fabricated and tested at 35 Gc. The use of a laser beam welder appears to be a practical technique for bonding ribbons to extremely small mesa contacts, even after the die is etched. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602169

Entities

People

  • D. Neuf
  • J. Kliphuis

Organizations

  • Control Data Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Bandwidth
  • Electronic Amplifier
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Light Sources
  • Low Noise
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Noise
  • Parametric Amplifiers
  • Resonant Frequency

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Metallurgy

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Directed Energy