Origins of High-Power Diode Switching

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1984, Pages 1105-

  White, Joseph F ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, PHASE CHANGER - ANALYSIS; RADAR CIRCUITS - SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES - SWITCHING;

COBRA DANE RADAR; HIGH-POWER PHASE SHIFTER RESEARCH; MSR PROGRAM; PHASED ARRAY MODULE; S-BAND DUAL POLARIZATION;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0021498798     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1984.1132822     Document Type: Article

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