Multipliers for terahertz local oscillators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3357, Issue , 1998, Pages 152-158

  Zimmermann, Peter ^a  

^a Radiometer Physics GmbH (RPG)   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; TELESCOPES;

LOCAL OSCILLATOR (LO); SCHOTTKY BARRIER (SB); VOLTAGE SATURATION;

VARACTORS;

EID: 0344786432     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.317348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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