High-Efficiency Solid-State C-Band Generator.
Abstract
Progress toward the development of a 10 W CW 5 GHz generator having more than 25 percent efficiency and capable of being combined with similar units to produce 50 W output is described. To date, four-mesa GaAs Read IMPATT diodes with up to 8.6 W CW output and 20.7 percent efficiency at 5.15 GHz have been demonstrated. Efficiencies up to 28 percent and power outputs up to 4.4W CW in the 5 GHz range have been obtained from single-mesa devices. A 10 W diode at 5 GHz appears feasible. A cavity-type power-combining circuit capable of accommodating six such diodes is under construction and will be tested during the second half of the program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA015757
Entities
People
- R. N. Wallace
Organizations
- RTX