Electro-thermal theory of intermodulation distortion in lossy microwave components

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2717-2725

  Wilkerson, Jonathan R ^a   Gard, Kevin G ^a   Schuchinsky, Alexander G ^b   Steer, Michael B ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compact modeling; Electrothermal; Fractional calculus; Fractional derivative; Heat transfer; Intermodulation distortion; Multiphysics modeling; Nonlinear computer aided design (CAD); Passive intermodulation distortion (PIM); Thermal model; Transient

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DISTORTION (WAVES); FUNCTIONS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; INTERMODULATION MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVES; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TRANSCEIVERS;

COMPACT MODELING; ELECTROTHERMAL; FRACTIONAL CALCULUS; FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVE; MULTIPHYSICS MODELING; NONLINEAR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD); PASSIVE INTERMODULATION DISTORTION (PIM); THERMAL MODEL;

INTERMODULATION;

EID: 57849096618     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2008.2007084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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