A 2-ghz subharmonic sampler for signal downconversion

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 45, Issue 12 PART 2, 1997, Pages 2344-2351

  Pärssinen, Aarno ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Integrated circuits; Mesfet circuits; Mmic mixers; Mobile communication; Sampled data circuits; Subharmonic sampling

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FREQUENCY CONVERTER CIRCUITS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MESFET DEVICES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

SAMPLED DATA CIRCUITS; SUBHARMONIC SAMPLING;

MIXER CIRCUITS;

EID: 0031340559     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.643841     Document Type: Article

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