Quantum-Barrier-Varactor Diodes for High-Efficiency Millimetre-Wave Multipliers

Electronics Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 25, 1989, Pages 1696-1698

  Kollberg, E ^a   Rydberg, A ^b  

^a Department of Applied Electron Physics ^*  (United States)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frequency multipliers; Microwave devices and components; Semiconductor devices and materials; Varactors

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS, FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING--MILLIMETER WAVES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

DIODE MULTIPLIER; MILLIMETER-WAVE MULTIPLIERS; QUANTUM-BARRIER-VARACTOR DIODES; QUINTUPLERS; SCHOTTKY VARACTOR DIODES; TRIPLERS;

VARACTORS;

EID: 0024964159     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19891134     Document Type: Article

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