A 360° BST phase shifter with moderate bias voltage at 30 GHz

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 438-443

  Vélu, Gabriel ^a   Blary, Karine ^b   Burgnies, Ludovic ^a   Marteau, Aurélien ^b   Houzet, Grégory ^a,b   Lippens, Didier ^b   Carru, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Analog phase shifters; Dielectric characterization; Ferroelectric thin films; Interdigitated capacitors; Tunability

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BIAS VOLTAGE; COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; FERROELECTRIC THIN FILMS; PERMITTIVITY; RESONATORS;

ANALOG PHASE SHIFTERS; DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION; INTERDIGITATED CAPACITORS; TUNABILITY;

PHASE SHIFTERS;

EID: 33847708771     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.889319     Document Type: Article

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