Intermodulation analysis of the collector-up InGaAs/InAlAs/InP HBT using volterra series

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1321-1323

  Li, Bin ^a   Prasad, Sheila ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Collector up HBT; Intermodulation; Volterra series

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; INTERMODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIALS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE;

BASE COLLECTOR CAPACITANCES; BASE EMITTER CAPACITANCES; BASE EMITTER RESISTANCE; COMMON BASE CURRENT GAIN; VOLTERRA SERIES THEORY;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0032164936     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.709481     Document Type: Article

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