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High-efficiency oscillations in gallium-arsenide avalanche diodes

M. G. Cottam

Year: 1970 Journal:   Electronics Letters Vol: 6 (3)Pages: 71-73   Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology

Abstract

Some preliminary results are reported for an analytic theory of high-efficiency microwave oscillations in gallium-arsenide avalanche diodes. Design and performance criteria are deduced for p+−n−n+ and n+−p−p+ structures, and a comparison is made with experimental work.

Keywords:
Gallium arsenide Diode Optoelectronics Microwave Gallium Avalanche photodiode Materials science Avalanche diode Physics Optics Breakdown voltage Detector Quantum mechanics Voltage

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Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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