Diode frequency multipliers for terahertz local-oscillator applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3357, Issue , 1998, Pages 75-84

  Erickson, Neal R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency multiplier; Local oscillator; Submillimeter; Varactor diodes

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; DIODES; HETERODYNING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; TELESCOPES; VARACTORS;

FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER; LOCAL OSCILLATOR; LOCAL OSCILLATOR POWER; NEW GENERATION; PUMP SOURCES; RECEIVER SYSTEMS; SCHOTTKY; SOLID STATES; SUBMILLIMETER; VARACTOR DIODES; WIDE BANDS;

FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS;

EID: 0007769628     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.317407     Document Type: Conference Paper

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