Bias free optical control of microwave circuits and antennas using improved optically variable capacitors

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 2, Issue , 2000, Pages 687-690

  Nagra, Amit S ^a   Jerphagnon, Olivier ^a   Chavarkar, Prashant ^a   VanBlaricum, Michael ^a   York, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONTROL; OPTICAL POWER; OPTICALLY VARIABLE CAPACITORS;

CAPACITANCE; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; PHASE SHIFTERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SLOT ANTENNAS;

VARACTORS;

EID: 0033710467     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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