%0 Journal Article %A Lukin, K. A. %A Maksymov, P. P. %D 2016 %I Begell House %K avalanche-generator diodes, volt-ampere characteristic, current instability, output power, electronic efficiency, induced current %N 12 %P 1073-1086 %R 10.1615/TelecomRadEng.v75.i12.40 %T VOLT-AMPERE CHARACTERISTIC AND EXTERNAL INDUCED CURRENT IN AVALANCHE-GENERATOR DIODES WITH REVERSE-BIASED ABRUPT JUNCTIONS %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/0632a9d54950b268,75468e2c31ec97f7,26ad64b01e4fbb85.html %V 75 %X Creation of modern solid-state microwave power sources is based on the application of enhanced active elements. The reverse-biased abrupt p–n-junctions are active elements of diode oscillators. Avalanche-generator diodes (AGD) based on the reverse-biased p–n-junctions with DC voltage are the promising for creating such generators. Using diffusion-drift theory we investigated the static current-voltage characteristics of AGD. We also studied the induced current in the AGD external circuit. It was found that the induced current spectrum is defined by the spectrum of AGD self-oscillations. The results of the research are the theoretical basis for creating microwave diode generators with required energy and spectral characteristics. %8 2016-11-07