Low-loss analog and digital micromachined impedance tuners at the K a-band

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2394-2400

  Kim, Hong Teuk ^a,b   Jung, Sanghwa ^b   Kang, Kyungteh ^b   Park, Jae Hyoung ^b   Kim, Yong Kweon ^a,b   Kwon, Youngwoo ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University ^*

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coplanar waveguide; Micromachining technology; Transmission line; Tuner

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC LINES; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROMACHINING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SWITCHES; WAVEGUIDES;

DIGITAL MICROMACHINED IMPEDANCE TUNERS;

TUNERS;

EID: 0035679988     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.971626     Document Type: Conference Paper

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