A subharmonic self-oscillating mixer with integrated antenna for 60-Ghz wireless applications

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 442-450

  Sironen, Mikko ^b   Qian, Yongxi ^a,b   Itoh, Tatsuo ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Millimeter wave; Planar integrated antenna; Self oscillating mixer; Wireless

Indexed keywords

PLANAR INTEGRATED ANTENNAS; SELF-OSCILLATING MIXERS (SOM);

ANTENNA ACCESSORIES; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); RESONATORS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MIXER CIRCUITS;

EID: 0035273832     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.910547     Document Type: Article

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