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Sort for "RF/microwave mixer/detector diode" under Product Name. I think most of them will get you into the low GHz range. These packages are nice for making temp-compensated RF detector circuits. Google for the whitepaper on it, shouldn't be too tough to find.
I guess goldsmith thinks of IMPATT or TRAPATT or GUNN diodes which all are not appropriate for low power microwave detection: they are used for microwave high power generation (oscillators) or amplification.
I haven't used tunnel/back diodes for that purpose, so I can't say one way or another. Some research/simulation/lab time may be in order to compare the two approaches, if you can't find evidence to support a decision from the literature.
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