Large-signal microwave performance of GaN-based NDR diode oscillators

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 941-947

  Alekseev, Egor ^a   Pavlidis, Dimitris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GUNN DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

HARMONIC POWER ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE (NDR); POWER DENSITY;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0033746336     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1101(00)00011-3     Document Type: Article

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