Nonlinear optimization of wide-band harmonic self-oscillating mixers

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 347-349

  Fernández, Miguel ^b   Ver Hoeye, Samuel ^a,b   Herrán, Luis Fernando ^a,b   Las Heras, Fernando ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microwave oscillators; Optimization methods; Oscillation stability; Self oscillating mixers (SOMs)

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; OPTIMIZATION;

NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATION STABILITY; SELF-OSCILLATING MIXERS (SOM);

HARMONIC GENERATION;

EID: 44049091078     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2008.922128     Document Type: Article

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