Source-pull/load-pull measurement system based on RF and baseband coherent active branches using broadband six-port reflectometers

Proceedings of the 37th European Microwave Conference, EUMC

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 953-956

  Bensmida, Souheil ^a   Poiré, Philippe ^b   Ghannouchi, Fadhel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b THALES ALENIA SPACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PORTS AND HARBORS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SIGNAL GENERATORS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; VECTORS;

BASE BANDS; COMPLEX MODULATED SIGNALS; DEVICE UNDER TESTS; EUROPEAN; HARMONIC FREQUENCIES; HOMODYNE; LOAD-PULL; LOAD-PULL MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS; MULTI-HARMONIC; POWER FET; POWER TRANSISTORS; SIX-PORT REFLECTOMETER; SIX-PORT REFLECTOMETERS; SOURCE-PULL; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZER;

REFLECTOMETERS;

EID: 48349122882     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EUMC.2007.4405352     Document Type: Conference Paper

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