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It is shown experimentally that the nonlinear reactance of a Gunn diode can reverse sign depending on the operation mode of the diode with respect to the direct current. We propose a method for determination of the factor describing the diode-reactance nonlinearity in the case of a locked Gunn-diode oscillator.
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Usanov, D.A., Wenig, S.B. & Fleshel, B.L. Operation Features of a Locked Gunn-Diode Microwave Oscillator due to Sign Reversal of the Nonlinear Reactance of the Diode. Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics 45, 481–486 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019920819438
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