Prediction of Wide-Band Power Performance of MESFET Distributed Amplifiers Using the Volterra Series Representation

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1986, Pages 1308-1317

  Law, Choi Look ^a   Aitchison, Colin S ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ERA TECHNOLOGY LTD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84895409414     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1986.1133542     Document Type: Article

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