A 14 Gbps on-/off-keying modulator in GaAs HBT technology

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 272-274

  He, Zhongxia ^a   Swahn, Thomas ^a   Li, Yinggang ^b   Zirath, Herbert ^a,b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ERICSSON RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emitter coupled pair; GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT); latch; MMIC; on off keying (OOK) modulator; RF Switch; short switch transient time

Indexed keywords

EMITTER-COUPLED PAIR; GAAS HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; LATCH; RF SWITCH; TRANSIENT TIME;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 84860881107     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2012.2192418     Document Type: Article

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