Nonlinear Models for the Intermodulation Analysis of FET Mixers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1037-1045

  Peng, Solti ^a   McCleer, Patrick J ^a   Haddad, George I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAIN BIAS DEPENDENCE; GAUSSIAN FUNCTION; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION SIMULATION; LINEAR FUNCTION;

ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; INTERMODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MESFET DEVICES; NONLINEAR NETWORK ANALYSIS;

MIXER CIRCUITS;

EID: 0029306169     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.382063     Document Type: Article

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