A 30-GHz integrated subharmonic mixer based on a multichannel graphene FET

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 841-847

  Habibpour, Omid ^a   Vukusic, Josip ^a   Stake, Jan ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Graphene; harmonic balance analysis; microwave field effect transistors (FETs); millimeter wave mixers; monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC); subharmonic resistive mixers

Indexed keywords

BOW TIE; CONVERSION LOSS; FREQUENCY RANGES; HARMONIC BALANCE; LOCAL OSCILLATORS; MICROSTRIP TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MILLIMETER-WAVE MIXER; MULTI-CHANNEL; ON-OFF RATIO; RF ISOLATION; SILICON SUBSTRATES; SUB-HARMONIC MIXER; SUBHARMONIC RESISTIVE MIXERS; THIRD-ORDER INTERCEPT POINT;

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; GRAPHENE; MIXING; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 84873406779     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2012.2236434     Document Type: Article

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