Microwave parametric frequency dividers with conversion gain

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2059-2063

  Heshmati, Zainabolhoda ^a,b   Hunter, Ian C ^a,b   Pollard, Roger D ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analog frequency dividers; Coupled transmission lines; Nonlinear circuits; Parametric subharmonic generation

Indexed keywords

ANALOG FREQUENCY DIVIDERS; COUPLED TRANSMISSION LINES; NONLINEAR CIRCUITS; PARAMETRIC SUBHARMONIC GENERATION;

ELECTRIC LINES; GAIN MEASUREMENT; MICROSTRIP LINES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS;

EID: 35348912129     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2007.906490     Document Type: Article

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