Microwave behavior of a photoinduced varactor

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 10-13

  Ahouassa, P ^a,b   Vilcot, A ^a   Bouthinon, M ^a  

^a LEMO   (France)

^b Grenoble INP Phelma   (France)

Author keywords

Nonlinear effect; Optoelectronic control; Passive microwave devices; Photoconductwe effect; Photoinditced load; Silicon substrate

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRIP LINES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; VARACTORS;

PHOTOINDUCED VARACTORS; POISSON EQUATION;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0033747897     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(20000705)26:1<10::AID-MOP4>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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