A 15-GHz direct optical injection-locked MMIC oscillator using photosensitive HBTs

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E79-C, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-45

  Kamitsuna, Hidcki ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Higlt ft fmai photosensitive HBT; MMIC; Optically injection locked oscillator; Q damping variable resistor; Qvariable filter photoreceiver; Wide locking range

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RESISTORS;

OPTICALLY INJECTION LOCKED OSCILLATOR; Q DAMPING VARIABLE RESISTORS; VARIABLE FILTER PHOTORECEIVERS; WIDE LOCKING RANGE;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0029777614     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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