Gallium arsenide Schottky barrier beam lead mixer diodes with a noise figure of 5.5 dB at X-band and a high burnout resistance are described. Limits of the performances are related to noise temperature ratio and these are discussed in connection with fabrication process and low-frequency noise.
Published in:
Proceedings of the IEEE
(Volume:58
,
Issue:
9
)
Date of Publication: Sept. 1970