INVESTIGATION OF NEW CONCEPTS AND LINEAR BEAM TECHNIQUES FOR MICROWAVE GENERATION.
Abstract
The objectives of this contract are to investigate practical applications of electron streams derived from laser-irradiated metal surfaces and related basic photon-metal interaction phenomena; to investigate the capabilities of beam plasma amplification; and to study active microwave effects in bulk semiconductors. In the bulk semiconductor studies, alloyed and epitaxial contacts to GaAs are described. Operation of GaAs samples at frequencies high compared to the domain transit time is discussed. Efficiencies of 3.4% have been obtained for a tuning range of 7 to 12.9 GHz. Voltage tuning of Gunn oscillators is described, which uses a split electrode configuration. Several new techniques have been employed in preparing the GaAs avalanche P-N diodes which have led to considerable improvements in performance. These include an air abrasion process for mesa formation. Fabrication techniques of InSb diodes have been improved, with one sample having a 20 volt breakdown. However, microplasmas may still be giving difficulties with these devices. In the laser-irradiated metal surfaces program, feasibility studies show that kilowatt levels of X-band power can be switched by a laser-triggered transmission cavity switch. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0811463
Entities
People
- G. C. Dalman
- L . A. Mackenzie
- L. F. Eastman
Organizations
- Cornell University College of Engineering