If the critical field in a Gunn diode oscillator is 3.2 KV/cm and effective length is 20 microns, then the critical voltage is:
1. 3.2 V
2.6.4 V
3.2.4 V
4.6.5 V
If the length of the intrinsic region in IMPATT diode is 2 µm and the carrier drift velocity are 107 cm/s, then the nominal frequency of the diode is:
1.12 GHz
2.25 GHz
3.30 GHz
4.24 GHz
If the RMS peak current in an IMPATT diode is 700 mA and if DC input power is 6 watt, with the load resistance being equal to 2.5 Ω, the efficiency of the diode is:
1.10.1 %
2.10.21 %
3.12 %
4.15.2 %
In order to achieve high current density, a compromise in _______is made in a TRAPATT diode.
1.Gain
2.Size
3.Operating frequency
4.No compromise is made on any of the parameter
The frequency of oscillation in Gunn diode is given by:
1. vdom/ Leff
2.Leff/ Vdom
3.Leff/ WVdom
4.None of the mentioned
The resonant frequency of an IMPATT diode is given by:
1.Vd/2l
2.Vd/l
3.Vd/2πl
4.Vdd/4πl
. When either a voltage or current is applied to the terminals of bulk solid state compound GaAs, a differential ______ is developed in that bulk device.
1.negative resistance
2.positive resistance
3.negative voltage
4.None of the mentioned
A major disadvantage of TRAPATT diode is:
1.Fabrication is costly
2.Low operational bandwidth
3.Low gain
4.High noise figure
As the area of rectifying contact goes on increasing, the forward resistance of the Schottky diode:
1.Increases
2.Decreases
3.Remains unchanged
4. None of the mentioned
BJTs are bipolar junction transistors. The name bipolar is given because:
1.they are made of n type and p type semiconductor
2. they have holes as charge carriers
3. they have electrons as charge carriers
4.none of the mentioned
Classical p-n junction diode cannot be used for high frequency applications because of:
1.High bias voltage
2.High junction capacitance
3.Frequency sensitive
4.High forward biased current
GaAs is used in fabricating Gunn diode. Gunn diode is:
1.bulk device
2.sliced device
3.made of different type of semiconductor layers
4.none of the mentioned
If the length of the intrinsic region in IMPATT diode is 2 µm and the carrier drift velocity are 107 cm/s, then the drift time of the carrier is:
1.0-11 seconds
2. 2×10-11 seconds
3.2.5×10-11 seconds
4.None of the mentioned
Schottky barrier diode is a sophisticated version of the point contact ______________
1.Germanium diode
2.Silicon crystal diode
3.GaAs diode
4.None of the mentioned
The free electron concentration in N-type GaAs is controlled by: a)
1. effective doping
2.bias voltage
3.drive current
4.None of the mentioned
The mode of operation in which the Gunn diode is not stable is: d)
1.Gunn oscillation mode
2. limited space charge accumulation mode
3.stable amplification mode
4. bias circuit oscillation mode
The most important functional unit of a spectrum analyzer is:
1. Mixer
2.IF amplifier
3. Sensitive receiver
4.None of the mentioned
The number of modes of operation for n type GaAs is:
1.two
2.three
3.four
4.five
The number of semiconductor layers in a TRAPATT diode is:
1.Two
2.Three
3.Four
4.One
The number of semiconductor layers in IMPATT diode is:
1.two
2.three
3.four
4. none of the mentioned
To prevent an IMPATT diode from burning, a constant bias source is used to maintain _______ at safe limit.
1. average current
2.average voltage
3.average bias voltage
4. average resistance
When a reverse bias voltage exceeding the breakdown voltage is applied to an IMPATT diode, it results in:
1.avalanche multiplication
2.break down of depletion region
3.high reverse saturation current
4.None of the mentioned
When the applied electric field exceeds the threshold value, electrons absorb more energy from the field and become:
1. hot electrons
2.cold electrons
3.emission electrons
4.None of the mentioned
_________ gives a frequency domain representation of a signal, displaying the average power density versus frequency.
1.CRO
2.Oscilloscope
3.Spectrum analyzer
4.Network analyzer