Distributed MEMS analog phase shifter with enhanced tuning

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-36

  McFeetors, Greg ^a,b   Okoniewski, Michal ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distributed microelectromechanical transmission line (DMTL); Microelectromechanical system (MEMS); Phase shifter; Varactor

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED MICROELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSMISSION LINES (DMTL); MEMS; MICROWAVE PHASE SHIFTERS; RADIO FREQUENCIES (RF);

ELECTRIC LINES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHASE SHIFT; TUNING; VARACTORS;

PHASE SHIFTERS;

EID: 30344477386     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2005.861350     Document Type: Article

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