Design optimization and characterization of high-gain GaInP/GaAs HBT distributed amplifiers for high-bit-rate telecommunication

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1038-1044

  Mohammadi, Saeed ^a,b   Park, Jae Woo ^a,b   Pavlidis, Dimitris ^a,b   Guyaux, Jean Louis ^c   Garcia, Jean Charles ^d  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c PICOGIGA   (France)

^d THALES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION COMPENSATION; HIGH BIT RATE TELECOMMUNICATION;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); BANDWIDTH; BIT ERROR RATE; GAIN MEASUREMENT; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 0034205814     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.904742     Document Type: Article

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