Re: NEC-LIST: Re: Plasma Antennas

nec-list-request_at_gweep.ca wrote:

> Here are some details of a commercial plasma steering antenna,
> in which the plasma is used as a reflector and not as active
> radiating element. The technology is similar to plasma TV
> displays; that-is down at the semiconductive elements.
> Interesting reading.
>
> http://www.plasmaantennas.com/Howdoesitwork.html
> ...An ionised region, or solid state
> plasma, can be generated in silicon using electronically
> controlled devices (plasma diodes) that are positioned between
> closely spaced metal surfaces which constrain the beam.

Why not just use a forward conducting schottky diode? Perhaps a "plasma
diode" can switch faster, and not ring as much, for use in UWB applications?

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