A New Multiharmonic Loading Method for Large-Signal Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Transistor Characterization

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 986-992

  Ghannouchi, Fadhel M ^a   Larose, Robert ^a   Bosisio, Renato G ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, MESFET - MEASUREMENTS; TRANSISTORS, HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY - MILLIMETER WAVES;

MULTIHARMONIC LOAD-PULL SYSTEM; MULTIHARMONIC LOADING METHOD; MULTISIGNAL IMPEDANCE; POWER FLOW MEASUREMENT; SIX-PORT NETWORK ANALYZER;

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 0026168749     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.81668     Document Type: Article

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