Numerical Analysis of Nonlinear Solid-State Device Excitation in Microwave Circuits

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1982, Pages 251-259

  Hicks, Ross G ^a   Khan, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR SOLID STATE DEVICE EXCITATION;

SOLID STATE DEVICES;

EID: 0020098628     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1982.1131059     Document Type: Article

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