Analysis of Noise Upconversion in Microwave FET Oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 233-242

  Siweris, Heinz J ^a   Schiek, Burkhard ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATORS, MICROWAVE - NOISE, SPURIOUS SIGNAL;

AMPLITUDE NOISE; FREQUENCY NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; NOISE UPCONVERSION;

TRANSISTORS, FIELD EFFECT;

EID: 0022027831     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1985.1132986     Document Type: Article

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