Compact parametric downconversion using MOS varactors

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1377-1380

  Magierowski, Sebastian ^a   Zourntos, Takis ^b   Bousquet, Jean Francois ^a   Zhao, Zhixing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; Mixers; Parametric amplifiers; Varactors

Indexed keywords

DOWN-CONVERTERS; HIGH-GAIN; LOW NOISE; LOW POWER RF; MIXERS; MOS VARACTOR; NEW APPROACHES; PARAMETRIC DOWN-CONVERSION; PARAMETRIC TOPOLOGY; POWER REQUIREMENT;

INSULATING MATERIALS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LUMPED PARAMETER NETWORKS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; MICROWAVES; MIXER CIRCUITS; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFIERS; VARACTORS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 77949541501     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165962     Document Type: Conference Paper

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