Measurement of Harmonic Distortion in Microwave Photodetectors

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 1990, Pages 502-504

  Esman, R D ^a   Williams, K J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DEVICES; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

BANDWIDTH REDUCTION; HARMONIC DISTORTION; MICROWAVE PHOTODETECTORS; OPTICAL RECEIVERS;

PHOTODETECTORS;

EID: 0025462769     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.56638     Document Type: Article

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