Microwave Characterization of Silicon BARITT Diodes Under Large-Signal Conditions

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1979, Pages 458-462

  Gupta, Madhu Sudan ^b  

^a UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORKS, ACTIVE - EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

BARITT DIODES;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, TRANSIT TIME;

EID: 0018467232     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1979.1129649     Document Type: Article

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