A QPSK direct digital modulator in GaAs HBT at 28 GHz

Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 1882-1885

  Sun, Yi ^a   Freundorfer, A P ^a   Sawatzky, Dave ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MILLIMETER WAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; QUADRATURE PHASE SHIFT KEYING; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

DIGITAL MODULATOR; MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCY; REFLECTION TOPOLOGY;

MODULATORS;

EID: 33751326144     PISSN: 08407789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CCECE.2005.1557349     Document Type: Conference Paper

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