Low-loss low-cost all-silicon CMOS NLTLs for pulse compression

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 449-452

  Li, Ming ^b   Amaya, Rony E ^a,b   Duchamp, Jean Marc ^c   Ferrari, Philippe ^c   Harrison, Robert G ^a,b   Tarr, N Garry ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IMEP LAHC   (France)

Author keywords

All silicon; CMOS varactor; NLTL; NMOS varactor; Pulse compression; Slow wave CPW

Indexed keywords

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; ELECTRIC LINES; SILICON; TRANSISTORS; VARACTORS;

NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION LINES (NLTL); PULSE SHARPENING; TRANSIENT SIMULATIONS;

PULSE COMPRESSION;

EID: 34748890606     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2007.380485     Document Type: Conference Paper

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