Development of techniques for the formation of a planar electric vacuum diode based on an array of CNTs synthesized at the edge of the Co-Nb-N-(O) film

This work shows the possibility of forming a planar diode structure based on carbon nanotubes formed on a catalytic alloy film Co-Nb-N-(O). The paper presents a technological route for the formation of a planar diode structure Si/SiO2/Si3N4/Co-Nb-N-(O)/SiO2 and studies the emission characteristics. The current-voltage characteristic of the obtained diode structure in the Fowler-Nordheim coordinates is close to linear in the range from 15 to 22 V, which confirms the phenomenon of electron emission.

Autodyne Sensor Signals with Amplitude-Frequency Modulation of Radiation

A mathematical model of an autodyne oscillator with a combined amplitude-frequency modulation, which is under the influence of its own radiation reflected from the target, is developed. The main relations are obtained for analyzing the autodyne response of a single-circuit oscillator depending on the delay time of the radiation reflected from the target with an arbitrary law of simultaneous amplitude and frequency modulation. The characteristics of the amplitude selection of signals, as well as their temporal and spectral characteristics, are calculated for harmonic amplitude-frequency modulation. The features of signal formation are established for various values of the amplitude and frequency modulation parameters and the feedback parameter of the “oscillator—target” autoparametric system. The results of experimental studies, performed on a Tigel-0.8M hybrid-integrated Ka-band oscillator module with a Gann mesa-planar diode, confirmed the findings of the theoretical analysis.