Accuracy evaluation of on-wafer load-pull measurements

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-43

  Ferrero, Andrea ^a   Teppati, Valeria ^a   Carullo, Alessio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Load pull; Microwave measurements

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC DISTORTION; ELECTRIC LOADS; ERROR CORRECTION; INTERMODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ON-WAFER LOAD-PULL MEASUREMENTS;

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0034818003     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.899960     Document Type: Article

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