Computer-aided analysis of near-carrier noise in RF-microwave frequency converters

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 449-467

  Rizzoli, Vittorio ^a,b,c,d,e   Costanzo, Alessandra ^a   Masotti, Diego ^a,f,g   Mastri, Franco ^a,h,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE UGO BORDONI   (Italy)

^c HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

^d Hewlett Packard Company ^*  (Italy)

^e IEEE   (Italy)

^f Fondazione G Marconi   (Italy)

^g ALENIA SPAZIO   (Italy)

^h Fondazione Guglielmo Marconi   (Italy)

ⁱ Intecs SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEAR-CARRIER NOISE; RADIO FREQUENCY-MICROWAVE FREQUENCY CONVERTERS;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER AIDED NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; FREQUENCY CONVERTER CIRCUITS; INTERMODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; MIXER CIRCUITS; NONLINEAR NETWORK ANALYSIS; OSCILLATIONS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 0033222093     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-047X(199911)9:6<449::AID-MMCE3>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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