Microwave amplification in a GaAs bulk semiconductor
- 1 January 1966
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Vol. ED-13 (1) , 110-114
- https://doi.org/10.1109/t-ed.1966.15642
Abstract
Continuous linear microwave amplification has been obtained usingn-type GaAs at room temperature. Amplification of signals in the 2 to 10 Gc/s range occurred when a dc field applied across semiconductor wafers mounted in a conventional reflection type amplifier circuit exceeded about 3100 volts/cm. Ohmic contacts were applied to wafers 125 µ square and 40 to 120 µ thick. The resistivity varied between 10 and 120 ohm-era. Then \cdot Lproduct in amplifying samples did not exceed 5.1011cm-2. The conductance measured in the 1 to 10 Gc/s region was found in some samples to be negative over a frequency range of one octave. Other samples exhibited negative conductance (i.e., gain) only over a few hundred megacycles. Each sample showed a peak gain accompanied by a range of absorption at the high-frequency end of the negative conductance region. The differential conductance at dc was positive. An amplifier noise figure of 23 dB was measured using 120 ohm-era GaAs at 10 dB gain and 1 dB of gain compression occurred when the output power level reached -6 dBm.Keywords
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