The Reactatron-A Low-Noise, Semiconductor Diode, Microwave Amplifier
- 1 January 1959
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IRE
- Vol. 47 (1), 42-44
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jrproc.1959.287106
Abstract
A low-noise, microwave amplifier has been constructed using two non-linear capacitor microwave p-n junction diodes in a balanced hybrid system. Power gains in excess of 30 db with effective input noise temperatures less than 290°K have been observed at a frequency of 2900 mc.Keywords
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