Low-loss distributed MEMS phase shifter
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters
- Vol. 10 (1) , 7-9
- https://doi.org/10.1109/75.842070
Abstract
This letter presents a one-bit low-loss -band phase shifter circuit that employs microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) capacitors. The measured results demonstrate a delay line with a 180 phase shift/1.17 dB loss phase shift at 25 GHz, 270 phase shift/1.69 dB loss at 35 GHz, and a return loss better than 11 dB over a 0-35-GHz band. The state-of-the-art insertion loss performance, 154 /dB at 25 GHz and 160 /dB at 35 GHz, demonstrates the potential for the implementation of a very low-loss multibit digital MEMS phase shifter. Index Terms—Distributed circuit, low-loss, MEMS, microma- chining, microwave, millimeter-wave, phase shifters, switches.Keywords
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