Ultra-low-noise receivers for the 1 to 120 GHz frequency range

1993 23rd European Microwave Conference, EuMA 1993

Volumn , Issue , 1993, Pages 73-79

  Pospieszalski, Marian W ^a  

^a NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; JUNCTION GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS;

CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; HETEROSTRUCTURE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; LOW NOISE; LOW NOISE DEVICES; POSSIBLE FUTURES; SIGNAL PROPERTIES; ULTRA LOW NOISE; WIDE-BAND;

SIGNAL RECEIVERS;

EID: 33747265998     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMA.1993.336794     Document Type: Conference Paper

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