On the Modeling and Optimization of Schottky Varactor Frequency Multipliers at Submillimeter Wavelengths

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 922-926

  Louhi, Jyrki T ^a   Räisänen, Antti V ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CAPACITANCE; DIODES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; VARACTORS;

EDGE EFFECTS; ELECTRON VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; LOCAL OSCILLATOR POWER; SCHOTTKY VARACTOR FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER; SUBMILLIMETER WAVELENGTH;

FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS;

EID: 0029289614     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.375255     Document Type: Article

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