Sub-millimeter wave signal generation and detection in CMOS

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 185-188

  O, Kenneth K ^a   Chang, M C Frank ^b   Shur, Michael ^c   Knap, Wojciech ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

CMOS; Detector; Mm wave; Oscillator; Phase locked loop; Schottky diode; Sub millimeter wave; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

CMOS CIRCUITS; CMOS DETECTORS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; MM-WAVE; MOS TRANSISTORS; PUSH-PUSH VCO; SCHOTTKY DIODES; SUBMILLIMETERS; TERA HERTZ;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DETECTORS; DIODES; INSULATING MATERIALS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; PLASMA WAVES; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SIGNAL GENERATORS; TERAHERTZ WAVES; TRANSISTOR TRANSISTOR LOGIC CIRCUITS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

TERAHERTZ WAVE DETECTORS;

EID: 77949404609     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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