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1 SiGe Based Re-engineering of Electronic Warfare Subsystems |
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1.1 Introduction to Electronic Warfare |
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1.2 Information Warfare and Terrorism |
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4 | (2) |
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1.3 Electronic Countermeasures |
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6 | (3) |
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1.4 Directed Energy Weapons |
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9 | (2) |
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1.5 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in EW |
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11 | (2) |
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1.6 Military Spectral Bands |
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13 | (3) |
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16 | (2) |
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1.8 SiGe Integration into EW |
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18 | (1) |
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1.9 SiGe and Radiation (Space EW) |
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19 | (1) |
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1.10 Radar and Countermeasures |
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20 | (4) |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (3) |
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27 | (2) |
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2 Charged Particle-Beam Acceleration and Lasers: Contextualizing Technologies that Shaped Electronic Warfare |
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29 | (1) |
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2.2 Charged Particle-Beam Accelerator |
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30 | (5) |
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2.3 The History of the Laser |
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35 | (1) |
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2.4 The Basic Principles of Laser Physics |
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36 | (10) |
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46 | (13) |
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2.5.1 Semiconductor Lasers |
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48 | (7) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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2.5.6 Other Types of Lasers |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (5) |
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64 | (3) |
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64 | (3) |
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3 Electronic Warfare Laser Driver Principles: High-Powered Directed Energy Beam Generation |
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67 | (34) |
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67 | (1) |
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3.2 Laser Systems Markets in Military and Defense Environment |
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68 | (3) |
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3.3 Optoelectronic Communication |
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71 | (1) |
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3.4 Laser Diode Equivalent Models |
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72 | (8) |
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3.4.1 The Single Resonance Model |
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3.4.2 The Multiple Resonance Model |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (15) |
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3.5.1 Single Transistor Current Source |
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80 | (7) |
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3.5.2 Dual Transistor Current Source |
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87 | (1) |
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3.5.3 Dual Transistor Differential Current Source |
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88 | (5) |
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3.5.4 Op-Amp Current Source |
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93 | (2) |
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3.6 Laser Driver Performance |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (4) |
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98 | (3) |
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4 Electronic Warfare Optoelectronic Receiver Fundamentals: Applications and Research Opportunities |
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101 | (32) |
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101 | (3) |
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4.2 Optoelectronic Communication |
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104 | (1) |
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4.3 Optical Medium Signal Degradation |
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105 | (1) |
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4.4 Optical Link Trans-Impedance Amplifiers |
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106 | (15) |
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4.4.1 Photodiode Capacitance |
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4.4.2 Photodiode Active Area |
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4.4.3 Large Feedback Resistor |
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112 | (1) |
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4.4.5 High Photodiode Shunt Resistance |
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113 | (1) |
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4.4.7 Photoconductive Mode |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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4.4.12 Input Offset Voltage (Transistor Matching) |
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115 | (1) |
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4.4.13 Input Bias Current |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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4.4.16 Economic Considerations |
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120 | (1) |
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4.5 Oscillations in Trans-Impedance Amplifiers |
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121 | (5) |
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4.6 Noise in Trans-Impedance Amplifiers |
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126 | (3) |
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4.7 Performance Characteristics of Trans-Impedance Amplifiers |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (3) |
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130 | (3) |
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5 Electronic Countermeasures and Directed Energy Weapons: Innovative Optoelectronics Versus Brute Force |
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133 | (34) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (16) |
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5.2.1 Time-to-Digital Converter |
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135 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Pulsed Time-of-Flight |
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138 | (2) |
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5.2.3 Avalanche Transistor |
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140 | (2) |
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5.2.4 Continuous-Wave Time-of-Flight |
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142 | (2) |
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5.2.5 The Frequency of Light |
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144 | (1) |
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5.2.6 Radiative Principles |
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145 | (5) |
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5.3 SiGe Quantum Cascade Lasers (Terahertz Radiation) |
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150 | (5) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (9) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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5.4.3 Laser Recharging Unit |
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158 | (3) |
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5.4.4 Laser Target Material |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (3) |
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6 Frequency Response of Optoelectronic Receivers: The Motivation for Faster Transistors |
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167 | (34) |
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167 | (3) |
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6.2 Photodetector Bandwidth |
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170 | (7) |
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6.3 Transimpedance Amplifier Bandwidth |
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177 | (17) |
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6.3.1 Low-Frequency Operation |
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182 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Bipolar Transistor Small-Signal Equivalent Circuit |
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184 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Mid-frequency Operation |
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185 | (3) |
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6.3.4 High-Frequency Operation |
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188 | (6) |
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6.4 Detecting a Laser Pulse |
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194 | (3) |
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197 | (4) |
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Appendix 1 Miller's Theorem |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (2) |
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7 SiGe for Radiation Hardening: Spearheading Electronic Warfare in Space |
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201 | (34) |
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201 | (3) |
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7.2 Research on the Radiation Effects on Applied BiCMOS Circuits |
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204 | (3) |
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7.3 X-band Frequency Spectrum |
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207 | (2) |
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7.4 Radiation Effects on Electronic Devices |
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209 | (10) |
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7.4.1 Total-Ionizing Dose |
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212 | (3) |
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7.4.2 Displacement Damage |
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215 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Single-Event Upsets |
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216 | (3) |
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7.5 CMOS and BiCMOS Process Flow |
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219 | (2) |
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7.6 Radiation Effects on CMOS Transistors |
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221 | (4) |
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7.7 Radiation Effects on BiCMOS Transistors |
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225 | (2) |
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7.8 Radiation Effects on Optoelectronic Components |
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227 | (1) |
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7.9 Space Radiation Effects Program |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (5) |
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231 | (4) |
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8 Microwave Photonics: Complementing Light-Wave Technology with High-Speed Electronics |
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235 | (34) |
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235 | (2) |
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8.2 Distinguishing Between the Microwave and Optical Domain |
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237 | (2) |
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8.3 Two Light Sources; One Microwave Frequency |
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239 | (10) |
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8.3.1 Achieving THz Microwave Signals |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (3) |
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246 | (1) |
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8.3.4 Optical Heterodyning |
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247 | (2) |
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8.4 Fiber-Wireless Networks |
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249 | (4) |
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250 | (1) |
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8.4.3 Baseband-over-fiber |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (7) |
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8.5.1 Remote Transmitters |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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8.5.4 Aircraft and Naval Vessel Information Distribution |
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256 | (1) |
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8.5.5 Radar and EW Receivers |
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257 | (1) |
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8.5.6 LiNbO3 and the Mach-Zehnder Principle |
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258 | (2) |
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8.6 SiGe HBTs and SiGe HPTs in MWP |
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260 | (5) |
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265 | (4) |
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266 | (3) |
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9 The Future of Electronic Warfare: Potential Contributions by SiGe |
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269 | (32) |
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269 | (5) |
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274 | (4) |
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9.3 Active Electronically Scanned Array |
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278 | (4) |
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9.4 On-Board Digital Systems (Software Denned Radio) |
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282 | (4) |
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9.5 Precision-Guided Munitions |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (10) |
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298 | (3) |
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298 | (3) |
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10 A Review on Si, SiGe, GaN, SiC, InP and GaAs as Enabling Technologies in EW and Space |
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301 | (2) |
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10.2 Semiconductor Process Highlights |
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303 | (11) |
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10.2.1 Process Highlights: Si |
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303 | (2) |
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10.2.2 Process Highlights: SiGe |
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305 | (2) |
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10.2.3 Process Highlights: GaN |
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307 | (1) |
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10.2.4 Process Highlights: SiC |
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308 | (2) |
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10.2.5 Process Highlights: InP |
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310 | (2) |
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10.2.6 Process Highlights: GaAs |
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312 | (2) |
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10.3 Material Performance: Si, SiGe, GaN, SiC, InP and GaAs |
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314 | (8) |
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10.3.1 Performance Comparison: Electron Bandgap (EV) |
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314 | (2) |
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10.3.2 Performance Comparison: Electron Mobility (cm2/V-s) |
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316 | (1) |
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10.3.3 Performance Comparison: Power Density (W/mm2) |
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317 | (1) |
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10.3.4 Performance Comparison: Breakdown Voltage (kV/cm) |
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318 | (1) |
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10.3.5 Performance Comparison: Thermal Conductivity (W/cm K) |
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319 | (1) |
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10.3.6 Performance Comparison: Cut-off Frequency FT (GHz) |
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320 | (2) |
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10.4 Semiconductor Material Desirability Based on Application Requirements |
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10.4.1 Performance Comparison: Overall Desirability |
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322 | (2) |
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10.5 Cost of Semiconductor Processing |
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324 | (2) |
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