Citation: | Long WANG, Jixin CHEN, Debin HOU, et al., “An Ultra-wideband Doubler Chain with 43–65 dBc Fundamental Rejection in Ku/K/Ka Band,” Chinese Journal of Electronics, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 1204–1217, 2024 doi: 10.23919/cje.2023.00.157 |
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