Meanings
nounGunn effect (plural Gunn effects)
plural Gunn effects
- businessThe generation of high-frequency (usually microwave) oscillations within a semiconductor whenever an applied DC voltage exceeds its threshold value.
Origin
Named after British physicist J. B. Gunn who discovered the effect in 1962.
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