Modeling, design and simulation of tunable band pass filter using RF MEMS capacitance and transmission line

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6035, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Saha, Shimul Chandra ^a   Hanke, Ulrik ^b   Sæther, Trond ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF ICT   (Norway)

Author keywords

Compact Bandpass filter; High capacitance ratio; RF MEMS switch; Stepped impedance filter

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

COMPACT BANDPASS FILTER; HIGH CAPACITANCE RATIO; RF MEMS SWITCH; STEPPED IMPEDANCE FILTER;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 33645148812     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.638511     Document Type: Conference Paper

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