Pure-mode network analyzer concept for on-wafer measurements of differential circuits at millimeter-wave frequencies

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 3 I, 2005, Pages 934-937

  Zwick, Thomas ^a,b   Pfeiffer, Ullrich R ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential measurements; Millimeter wave (MMW) measurements; Vector network analyzer (VNA)

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATING CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; FREQUENCIES; LIMITERS; VECTORS; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; MILLIMETER-WAVE (MMW) MEASUREMENTS; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS (VNA);

MILLIMETER WAVES;

EID: 15844431019     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.842488     Document Type: Article

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