Nonlinear analysis tools for the optimized design of harmonic-injection dividers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1752-1762

  Ramírez, Franco ^a   De Cos, Ma Elena ^a   Suárez, Almudena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Frequency divider; Harmonic injection; Optimization methods; Phase locking; Phase noise

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; SYNCHRONIZATION;

HARMONIC INJECTION DIVIDERS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS TOOLS; PHASE NOISE;

FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS;

EID: 0037938565     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.812579     Document Type: Article

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