Application of CAD load-pull techniques in mixer design

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 320-323

  Velazquez, Arturo ^a,b   Lazaro, Antonio ^a   Pradell, Luis ^a   Comeron, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conversion loss; Harmonic balance; Load pull; Microwaves; Mixers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXER CIRCUITS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TESTING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONVERSION LOSS; HARMONIC BALANCE; LOAD-PULL TECHNIQUE; MICROWAVE MIXERS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ADVANCED DESIGN SYSTEM;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0037456189     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10754     Document Type: Article

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