A high-power fixed-tuned millimeter-wave balanced frequency doubler

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 419-425

  Porterfield, David W ^a   Crowe, Thomas W ^a   Bradley, Richard F ^a   Erickson, Neal R ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced doubler; Finite element method; Frequency multiplier; HFSS; Varactor

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; TUNING; VARACTORS;

HIGH-POWER FIXED-TUNED MILLIMETER WAVE BALANCED FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; PLANAR SCHOTTKY VARACTORS;

FREQUENCY DOUBLERS;

EID: 0032632612     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.754875     Document Type: Article

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