Transient and steady-state analysis of nonlinear RF and microwave circuits

Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Zhu, Lei ^a   Christoffersen, Carlos E ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

COLPITTS OSCILLATOR; FREQUENCY-DOMAIN LATENCY;

MICROWAVE CIRCUITS;

EID: 33746599928     PISSN: 16871472     EISSN: 16871499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/WCN/2006/32097     Document Type: Article

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