Theoretical analysis and fdtd simulation of gaas nonlinear transmission lines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 7 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1083-1091

  Wang, Xudong ^a   Jennifer Hwu, R ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fdtd methods; Mmic's; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear wave propagation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; NONLINEAR NETWORKS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

MICROWAVE NETWORK THEORY; NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION LINE; NONLINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION; PULSE GENERATION;

TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

EID: 0032649525     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.775440     Document Type: Article

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