STUDY OF SOLID-STATE AND TRAVELING-WAVE MASER TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

The purpose of the program is to develop improved maser techniques and apply them to a broad-band maser system. The breadboard maser system is in its final stages of fabrication and assembly. Details of the system are described and performance tests will begin shortly. Anamolous limiting effects reported earlier for the semiconductor limiter were found to be caused by relaxation effects in the material. Measurements of a final configuration are presented and a novel pulse modulator mode of operation for the device is described. The Gunn effect in semiconductors was investigated as a possible pump source for traveling-wave masers. An initial study indicates that this approach to a solid-state pump source may be worthwhile. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0618403

Entities

People

  • C. Allen
  • J. A. Degruyl
  • J. G. Smith
  • S. Okwit
  • W. W. Heinz

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics
  • Fabrication
  • Gunn Effect
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Modulators
  • Performance Tests
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Traveling Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics