High-Efficiency W-Band GaAs Monolithic Frequency Multipliers

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 529-535

  Lee, Yongshik ^a   East, Jack R ^a   Katehi, Linda P B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite ground coplanar waveguide; Frequency multiplier; Microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC); Schottky diode

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FABRICATION; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SUBSTRATES; WAVEGUIDES;

FINITE GROUND COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; FREQUENCY MULTIPLIERS; SCHOTTKY DIODES;

MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 1342329294     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2003.821916     Document Type: Article

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