A Quasioptically Stabilized Resonant-Tunneling-Diode Oscillator for the Millimeter- and Submillimeter-Wave Regions

Authors

Elliott R. Brown, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
Christopher D. Parker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Karen M. Molvar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-1992

Identifier/URL

43038454 (Pure)

Abstract

A semiconfocal open-cavity resonator has been used to stabilize a resonant-tunneling-diode waveguide oscillator at frequencies near 100 GHz. The high quality factor of the open cavity resulted in a linewidth of approximately 10 kHz at 10 dB below the peak, which is about 100 times narrower than the linewidth of an unstabilized waveguide oscillator. This technique is well suited for resonant-tunneling-diode oscillators in the submillimeter-wave region.

Repository Citation

Brown, E. R., Parker, C. D., & Molvar, K. M. (1992). A Quasioptically Stabilized Resonant-Tunneling-Diode Oscillator for the Millimeter- and Submillimeter-Wave Regions. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 40 (5), 846-850.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/physics/1430

DOI

10.1109/22.137389