ISSN:
0894-3370
Keywords:
Engineering
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
A numerical time-domain modelling of non-linear microwave circuits is presented. It is based on a numerical procedure allowing the solution of the integro-differential equation driving the instantaneous electrical behaviour of a lumped-element circuit while accounting for the semiconductor device by means of an accurate numerical macroscopic model. This modelling is firstly validated by studying the DC turn-on and DC forward-reverse commutation of a PIN diode. The diode voltage and current waveform are qualitatively consistent with experimental ones, Moreover, the predicted recovery time values are found to be in good agreement with those issued from the classical analytical theory. Secondly, in order to illustrate the present capabilities of the model, the whole transient response of a back-to-back silicon PIN diode passive power limiter to a high-input-RF-power pulse is described. It is demonstrated that in the present case of a 2 μm-long PIN diode, the high-input-power steady-state operation only relies on one diode. To our knowledge, it is the first time this kind of simulation is applied to a two-diode circuit.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnm.1660050106
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