On-wafer vEctor network analyzer measurements in the 220-325 GHz frequency band

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1931-1934

  Fung, A K ^a   Dawson, D ^a   Samoska, L ^a   Lee, K ^a   Oleson, C ^b   Boll, G ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Oleson Microwave Laboratories Inc   (United States)

^c GGB Industries   (United States)

Author keywords

Coplanar transmission lines; Coplanar waveguides; Measurement; MMIC Amplifiers

Indexed keywords

COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; FREQUENCY BANDS; HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

COPLANAR TRANSMISSION LINES; MMIC AMPLIFIERS; ON-WAFER MEASUREMENTS;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS;

EID: 33847771841     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249811     Document Type: Conference Paper

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