Noise and power optimization of a MMIC quasi-circulator

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1572-1577

  Gasmi, Ahmed ^a   Huyart, Bernard ^a   Bergeault, Eric ^a   Jallet, Louis ^a  

^a TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Active circulator; MESFET; MMIC; Noise

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; MESFET DEVICES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; TRANSCEIVERS;

ACTIVE CIRCULATORS; NOISE FIGURE;

MICROWAVE CIRCULATORS;

EID: 0031234996     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.622924     Document Type: Article

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