Diamond as an insulating heat sink for a series combination of IMPATT diodes

1 April 1968

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IEEE

Vol. 56 (4) , 762-763
https://doi.org/10.1109/PROC.1968.6382

Abstract

Series connections of IMPATT diodes are capable of giving high microwave power output at a reasonably high impedance level. The series combination avoids many of the stability problems associated with parallel combinations. A series combination of three diodes mounted on a diamond heat sink produced a C3V 13-GHz output of 4.5 watts with an efficiency of 6.4 percent.

Keywords

INSULATION
HEAT SINKS
DIODES
OSCILLATORS
COPPER
CIRCUITS
ELECTROMAGNETIC HEATING
COGENERATION
BONDING
RESONANCE