Nonlinear Circuit Design Using the Modified Harmonic Balance Algorithm

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1986, Pages 1294-1307

  Gilmore, Rowan ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS, POWER TYPE - DESIGN; COMPUTERS, PERSONAL; ELECTRIC NETWORKS, NONLINEAR - COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - ALGORITHMS;

INTERMODULATION DISTORTION REDUCTION; MODIFIED HARMONIC BALANCE ALGORITHMS; WIDEBAND FET FREQUENCY DOUBLER;

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS;

EID: 0022879597     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1986.1133541     Document Type: Article

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