The Drive

Let’s Find Out If Your Spark Plugs Need Replacing

Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Everyone dropped their first, or likely fortieth, F-bomb when their dad had them hold the spark plug while he hit the kickstarter on their dirt bike. While it might ...
Nature

Single-photon detectors for optical quantum information applications

Figures of merit for single-photon detectors. The most widely quoted figure of merit for photodetectors is the noise equivalent power (NEP)24, and this has proved useful for optical power measurements ...
IEEE

A Megawatt p-i-n Diode Waveguide Phase Shifter

Abstract: A p-i-n diode waveguide phase shifter (PS) with a power handing capacity over 1 MW and a response time within 100 ns is proposed at the S-band. By inserting a conventional switchable ...
IEEE

Impact of a Moderately Doped Contact Layer on Breakdown Voltage in AlGaN/GaN Gated-Anode Diodes for Microwave Rectification

Abstract: We fabricated a gated-anode diode employing an AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) to serve as a rectification device in a 5.8-GHz band microwave wireless power transmission ...