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Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC)
Microwave ICs are the best alternative to conventional waveguide or coaxial circuits, as they are low in weight, small in…
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BARITT Diode
The full form of BARITT Diode is BARrier Injection Transit Time diode. These are the latest invention in this family. Though…
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TRAPATT Diode
The full form of TRAPATT diode is TRApped Plasma Avalanche Triggered Transit diode. A microwave generator which operates between hundreds of…
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IMPATT Diode
This is a high-power semiconductor diode, used in high frequency microwave applications. The full form IMPATT is IMPact ionization Avalanche Transit…
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Gunn Effect Devices
J B Gunn discovered periodic fluctuations of current passing through the n-type GaAs specimen when the applied voltage exceeded a certain critical…
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Schottky Barrier Diode
This is a simple diode that exhibits non-linear impedance. These diodes are mostly used for microwave detection and mixing. Construction…
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Microwave Transistors
There is a need to develop special transistors to tolerate the microwave frequencies. Hence for microwave applications, silicon n-p-n transistorsthat can…
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Varactor Diode
A voltage variable capacitance of a reverse biased junction can be termed as a Varactor diode. Varactor diode is a…
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Transmission Lines Vs Waveguides
The main difference between a transmission line and a wave guide is − · A two conductor structure that can support a TEM…
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Microwave Waveguides
Generally, if the frequency of a signal or a particular band of signals is high, the bandwidth utilization is high…
