THz semiconductor-based front-end receiver technology for space applications

Proceedings - 2004 IEEE Radio and Wireless Conference, RAWCON

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 127-130

  Mehdi, Imran ^a   Siegel, Peter ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INPUT POWER; OPERATING FREQUENCY; PHOTONIC SOURCES; THERMAL EMISSION;

AIRCRAFT; CAPACITANCE; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; GATES (TRANSISTOR); IMAGING SYSTEMS; MACHINING; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; POWER AMPLIFIERS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; WAVEGUIDES;

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES;

EID: 14844314857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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