Advanced Concepts of Microwave Generation and Control in Solids.

Abstract

The report deals with the progress made during the second quarterly period of a solid state microwave oscillator and amplifier research and development program. Discussed first is the progress on Gunn effect research. Work on the following specific topics is reviewed: high efficiency studies of LSA oscillators; some harmonic properties of an LSA oscillator; LSA circuit studies; operation of multiple LSA diodes; a varactor tuned Gunn oscillator; and a Gunn effect amplifier. The progress made on a parallel program on avalanche diode devices is also described. The following specific topics are reviewed: performance characteristics of subharmonically locked IMPATT diode oscillators; IMPATT efficiency and average power improvement resulting from second harmonic tuning; harmonic properties of avalanche diode oscillators; integrated IMPATT and TRAPATT oscillators; high-frequency high-efficiency avalanche oscillations; avalache device calculations in the anomalous high-efficiency regime; higher average power TRAPATT oscillator studies; and measurements of IMPATT diode parameters at microwave frequencies. Finally, the progress made on the studies of solid state materials for microwave devices are reported. The topics include: ion implantation and diffusion; vacuum epitaxial growth in silicon; microwave avalanche oscillator fabrication from bulk material; and epitaxial growth and performance of gallium arsenide. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0727058

Entities

People

  • Colin A. Lee
  • G. C. Dalman
  • J. Frey
  • L. F. Eastman

Organizations

  • Cornell University College of Engineering

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Avalanche Diodes
  • Bulk Materials
  • Diodes
  • Efficiency
  • Epitaxial Growth
  • Frequency
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Gunn Effect
  • Impatt Diodes
  • Ion Implantation
  • Materials
  • Microwave Frequency
  • Microwave Oscillators
  • Microwaves
  • Oscillation
  • Oscillators

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics