Planar Gallium Arsenide NPNP Microwave Switch.

Abstract

A microwave switch is provided for controlling the transmission of microwave energy in a microstrip transmission line structure. The microwave switch comprises an electrically conducting ground plane in contact with one side of an undoped semiconductor material having on its other side a superlattice of gallium arsenide consisting of a periodic sequence of p- and n-doped gallium arsenide layers. P- and n-type regions are formed integral with and electrically connected to the superlattice, and first and second microstrip transmission lines are electrically connected to respective ones of the n- and p-type regions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 27, 1990
Accession Number
ADD014948

Entities

People

  • Harvey S. Newman

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics
  • Engineered Materials
  • Gallium
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Integrals
  • Materials
  • Microwaves
  • Semiconductors
  • Sequences
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Superlattices
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics