High LO-to-RF isolation 94 GHz coplanar monolithic down-converter for FMCW radar sensor applications

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-400

  Moon, Sung Woon ^a   Oh, Jung Hun ^a   Jun, Byoung Chul ^a   Kim, Sam Dong ^a  

^a Millimeter wave INnovation Technology Research Center (MINT)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

94 GHz; Coplanar MMIC; Down converter; High isolation; Metamorphic HEMT

Indexed keywords

94 GHZ; COPLANAR MMIC; DOWN-CONVERTER; HIGH ISOLATION; METAMORPHIC HEMT;

MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; MIXER CIRCUITS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; RADAR SYSTEMS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS;

EID: 70350743299     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2009.06.036     Document Type: Article

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