Mode Analysis and Stabilization of a Spatial Power Combining Array with Strongly Coupled Oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1993, Pages 1827-1837

  Nogi, Shigeji ^a   Lin, Jenshan ^a   Itoh, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUNN DIODES; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RESISTORS; STABILITY;

MODE ANALYSIS; POWER COMBINING ARRAYS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 0027681682     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.247929     Document Type: Article

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