Theoretical investigation and experimental verification of the nonanalytic form of the conversion equations in a frequency divider by two

International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-58

  Di Paolo, Franco ^a,d,e,f   Leuzzi, Giorgio ^a   Schreurs, Dominique ^{b,d,g,h,i,j,k}   Serino, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d IEEE

^e A and P ^*

^f INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^g FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^h AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

ⁱ ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^k ARFTG Organization

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Author keywords

Microwaves; Nonlinear circuits; Stability

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION MATRICES; FREQUENCY DIVIDERS; NONANALYTIC FORMS; NONLINEAR CIRCUITS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; MICROWAVES; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STABILITY;

FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS;

EID: 33645327159     PISSN: 10964290     EISSN: 1099047X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mmce.20130     Document Type: Conference Paper

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