A large-signal network analyzer: Why is it needed?

IEEE Microwave Magazine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 46-62

  Van Moer, Wendy ^a   Rolain, Yves ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSPORT; LARGE SIGNAL NETWORK ANALYZER; LINEAR TIME INVARIANT (LTI) SYSTEMS; LINEAR TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; LINEAR NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; TIME VARYING NETWORKS;

MICROWAVE CIRCUITS;

EID: 33845683410     PISSN: 15273342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MW-M.2006.250314     Document Type: Review

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