A direct 100 GHz parametric CMOS tripler

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 557-559

  Kabir, Shahana ^a   Magierowski, Sebastian ^a   Messier, Geoffery G ^a   Zhao, Zhixing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CMOS; Frequency multiplier; Millimeter wave; Parametric circuit; Tripler

Indexed keywords

100 GHZ; CONVERSION LOSS; FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER; MOS VARACTOR; OUTPUT POWER; SCHOTTKY VARACTORS; SELF-BIAS; TRIPLERS;

CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

VARACTORS;

EID: 84885579243     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2013.2250271     Document Type: Article

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