Title :
VIOMAP, the S-parameter equivalent for weakly nonlinear RF and microwave devices
Author :
Verbeyst, Frans ; Bossche, Marc Vanden
Author_Institution :
Dept. ELEC, Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium
fDate :
12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents the Volterra input-output map as an extension of the S-parameters towards weakly nonlinear RF and microwave devices. This “VIOMAP” can be measured and it can be used to predict the behavior of cascaded nonlinear two-ports
Keywords :
S-parameters; cascade networks; microwave circuits; microwave devices; microwave measurement; nonlinear network analysis; two-port networks; S-parameter equivalent; VIOMAP; Volterra input-output map; cascaded nonlinear two-ports; weakly nonlinear RF devices; weakly nonlinear microwave devices; Equations; Instruments; Kernel; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave devices; Microwave theory and techniques; Radio frequency; Scattering parameters; Solids; Stress;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
