Time-varying Volterra-series analysis of spectral regrowth and noise power ratio in FET mixers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 545-549

  García, J Angel ^a   De La Fuente, M L ^b   Pedro, J Carlos ^c   Carvalho, N B ^c   Newport, Y ^b   Mediavilla, A ^b   Tazon A ^b  

^a TTI Norte SL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Intermodulation distortion; MESFETs; Mixers; Volterra series

Indexed keywords

NOISE POWER RATIO; SPECTRAL REGROWTH; TIME-VARYING VOLTERRA SERIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; INTERMODULATION MEASUREMENT; MIXER CIRCUITS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

NONLINEAR DISTORTION;

EID: 0035274609     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.910560     Document Type: Article

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