A 62-GHz Monolithic InP-based HBT VCO

IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 388-390

  Wang, Huei ^a   Chang, Kwo Wei ^a   Lo, Dennis Chung Wen ^a   Tran, Liem T ^a   Cowles, John C ^a   Block, Thomas R ^a   Dow, Gee Sam ^a   Oki, Aaron ^a   Streit, Dwight C ^a   Allen, Barry R ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; FREQUENCIES; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TUNING;

CENTER FREQUENCY; MONOLITHIC V-BAND OSCILLATORS; PEAK OUTPUT POWER; PHASE NOISE;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0029408459     PISSN: 10518207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/75.473533     Document Type: Article

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