Heterostructure Barrier Varactor Simulation using an Integrated Hydrodynamic Device/Harmonic-Balance Circuit Analysis Technique

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 1994, Pages 411-413

  Jones, J R ^a   Jones, S H ^a   Zybura, M F ^a   Tait, G B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; HARMONIC GENERATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

HARMONIC BALANCE CIRCUIT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; HETEROSTRUCTURE BARRIER VARACTOR SIMULATION; INTEGRATED HYDRODYNAMIC DEVICES;

VARACTORS;

EID: 0028733156     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.336230     Document Type: Article

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