A highly linear double balanced schottky diode S-band mixer

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 336-338

  Südow, Mattias ^a   Andersson, Kristoffer ^a   Nilsson, Per Åke ^a   Rorsman, Niklas ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

High linearity; S band; Schottky; SiC monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; MICROWAVES; MIXER CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

HIGH LINEARITY; S BAND; SCHOTTKY; SIC MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (MMIC);

SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

EID: 33746605286     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2006.875625     Document Type: Article

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