Monolithic Planar Doped Barrier Limiter.
Abstract
This patent application describes a passive millimeter wave image guide power limiter comprising a length of dielectric transmission line or waveguide for millimeter wave frequencies located on a relatively thin conductive ground plane forming thereby an image guide and including a planar doped barrier diode structure formed in the dielectric transmission line with the planar doped barrier structure being integrally grown in a slot milled in the constituent material, i.e. gallium arsenide, of the waveguide transversely across the width dimension thereof so as to be orientated perpendicular to the flow of RF power being propagated along its length dimension. The planar doped barrier structure becomes conductive at a predetermined power level to reflect any further incident RF power back toward the power source.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 25, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADD011578
Entities
People
- R. J. Malik
- S. Dixon Jr.
- T. R. Aucoin
Organizations
- United States Army