Dynamic range and linearity trade-off in detectors for interferometric radiometers

Electronics Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 1852-1854

  Torres, F ^a   Duffo, N ^a   Corbella, I ^a   Camps, A ^a   Vall llossera, M ^a   Sagues L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Mier Comunicaciones SA ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC ATTENUATORS; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; LOW PASS FILTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

DIODE POWER DETECTOR; MICROWAVE IMAGING RADIOMETER; POWER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; SECOND ORDER MODEL;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 0346392569     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20031164     Document Type: Article

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