JOURNAL ARTICLE
High-efficiency oscillations in germanium avalanche diodes below the transit-time frequency
R.L. JohnstonD.L. ScharfetterD. J. Bartelink
Year: 1968 Journal: Proceedings of the IEEE Vol: 56 (9)Pages: 1611-1613 Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Abstract
Pulsed operation of Ge avalanche diodes has produced oscillations with efficiencies exceeding 40 percent at frequencies of 2-3 GHz. Computer simulation of diode and circuit behavior has provided an explanation for the observed results.
Keywords:
Diode Avalanche diode Transit time Single-photon avalanche diode Germanium Optoelectronics Materials science Avalanche breakdown Tunnel diode Physics Optics Electrical engineering Avalanche photodiode Silicon Engineering Detector Breakdown voltage Voltage
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Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
Physical Sciences → Engineering → Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
Physical Sciences → Physics and Astronomy → Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies
Physical Sciences → Engineering → Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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