Simple K-band MMIC VCO utilizing a miniaturized hairpin resonator and a three-terminal p-HEMT varactor with low phase noise and high output power properties

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 229-231

  Hwang, Cheol Gyu ^a   Lee, Jeong Seon ^b   Kim, Jeong Hoon ^b   Myung, Noh Hoon ^a   Song, Jong In ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hairpin resonator; MMIC VCO; Oscillator; Three terminal varactor

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; GATES (TRANSISTOR); HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MESFET DEVICES; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TUNING; VARACTORS;

HAIRPIN RESONATOR; PHASE NOISE;

VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0037767807     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2003.814595     Document Type: Letter

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