A high-efficiency and low-phase-noise 38-ghz phemt mmic tripler

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2546-2553

  Boudiaf, A H ^a  

^a ATN Microwave Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave frequency conversion; Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (mmic) frequency converters

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY CONVERTER CIRCUITS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCY CONVERSION; PHASE NOISE;

FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS;

EID: 0034428954     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.899011     Document Type: Article

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