Solutions for input impedance matching of nanodevices: Application to Y-Branch Junction HF to DC rectifier

Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 5-8

  Bednarz, Lukasz ^a   Rashmi, ^a   Farhi, Ghania ^a   Hackens, Benoît ^a   Bayot, Vincent ^a   Huynen, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); PROBLEM SOLVING; REFLECTION;

DETECTION SENSITIVITY; ELECTRICAL NONLINEAR MODELS;

NANOELECTRONICS;

EID: 41549140895     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMICC.2006.282735     Document Type: Conference Paper

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