Modeling the GaAs MESFET's Response to Modulated Light at Radio and Microwave Frequencies

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 1122-1130

  Paolella, Arthur ^a   Madjar, Asher ^b   Herczfeld, Peter R ^b  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LIGHT MODULATION; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

INTENSITY FREQUENCY; INTERNAL PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT; MODULATION FREQUENCY; WAVELENGTH FREQUENCY;

MESFET DEVICES;

EID: 0028466814     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.299746     Document Type: Article

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