Junction capacitance at 2.4 GHz

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philm01

Joined Mar 22, 2014
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Hello everyone,

I am in need of some help. I have a diode rectifing a 2.4 GHz signal and I need to perform impedance matching on it. Using pspice, I determined what the series resistance of the diode is. All I need to know is the junction capacitance at 2.4 GHz. My only problem is is that I do not know how to determine this from pspice. Would anyone be able to assist me on this matter? BTW, the diode part number is a 1N6263.

Thank you
 

crutschow

Joined Mar 14, 2008
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The junction capacitance likely does not change much with frequency. It's listed in the data sheet as 2pF at zero bias.

That diode likely has too much capacitance to be useful at 2.4GHz. You need a diode specified for microwave applications.

To measure the junction capacitance you apply a small AC voltage (say 1mV) to the unbiased diode and measure the current. From that and knowing the AC frequency you can calculate the junction capacitance.
 
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