GaAs MESFET large-signal modelling for multiport Volterra series analysis

IEE Proceedings: Circuits, Devices and Systems

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-44

  Norholm N ^a   Lversen, C ^a   Larsen, T ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

MESFET model; Mixers; Volterra transfer functions

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; MESFET DEVICES; NETWORK COMPONENTS; NONLINEAR NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

DC DRAIN SOURCE CURRENT; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; LARGE SIGNAL MODEL; NONLINEAR TWO TONE MEASUREMENTS; VOLTERRA SERIES ANALYSIS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

EID: 0031071119     PISSN: 13502409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cds:19970727     Document Type: Article

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