Authors : Shahrir Rizal Kasjoo, Zarimawaty Zailan, Sanna Taking, Wan Zuki Azman Wan Muhamad, Muammar Mohamad Isa and Mohd Khairuddin Md Arshad
Abstract: A planar device known as the Self-Switching Diode (SSD) has been demonstrated as a high-speed rectifier, up to terahertz frequencies. The rectifying properties of SSD are dependent on a nonlinear current-voltage characteristic of the device. In this research, the rectification of two SSD rectifiers has been reported and their performances were evaluated. The observed results showed a good agreement with the nonlinear theoretical analysis of both rectifiers by means of a Taylor series which can be utilized in improving the rectifying performance of any diode-based rectifier specifically for diodes with tunable threshold voltage such as SSDs.
Shahrir Rizal Kasjoo, Zarimawaty Zailan, Sanna Taking, Wan Zuki Azman Wan Muhamad, Muammar Mohamad Isa and Mohd Khairuddin Md Arshad, 2017. Non-Linear Analysis of Self-Switching Diodes as Microwave Rectifiers. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 4540-4543.