Design of an original K-band active balun with improved broadband balanced behavior

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 280-282

  Viallon, C ^a   Venturin, D ^a   Graffeuil, J ^a   Parra, T ^a  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Active coupler; Balun; Common mode rejection ratio; Differential amplifier

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; MILLIMETER WAVES;

ACTIVE COUPLERS; BALUN; COMMON MODE REJECTION RATIO; SILICON MONOLITHIC TECHNOLOGIES;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 14244249258     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2005.845749     Document Type: Article

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