Pin-Diode Transients in High Speed Switching Applications

1 October 1975

conference paper
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

p. 138-142
https://doi.org/10.1109/euma.1975.332168

Abstract

In guided millimeter-wave communication systems with high bit-rate the PCM is done in a reflection-type phase modulator with pin-diode. In this contribution the influence of the pin-diode switching transients on the modulator behaviour is studied both, experimentally and theoretically. Using sampling oscilloscope techniques the transient impedance was measured for various i-layer widths, dc-switching current ratios and microwave powers. The results are compared to theoretical ones obtained by an approximate charge-control model of the pin-diode.

Keywords

COMMUNICATION SWITCHING
MILLIMETER WAVE COMMUNICATION
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
PHASE MODULATION
SAMPLING METHODS
OSCILLOSCOPES
CURRENT MEASUREMENT
IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT
MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS
MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES

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A Pin Diode for mm-Wave Digital Modulation
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) ,1970