Millimetre-wave frequency tripling using stacked heterostructure-barrier varactors on InP

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 272-276

  Krishnamurthi, K ^a   Harrison, R G ^b  

^a NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heterostructure barrier varactors; Tripling

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT THEORY; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC LOSSES; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; WAVEGUIDES;

HETEROSTRUCTURE BARRIER; HETEROSTRUCTURE BARRIER VARACTORS; MICROSTRIP CIRCUIT; QUANTUM BARRIER VARACTOR; SINGLE BARRIER VARACTOR; WAVEGUIDE MULTIPLIER;

VARACTORS;

EID: 0030218465     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19960431     Document Type: Article

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