Optimization and implementation of impedance-matched true-time-delay phase shifters on quartz substrate

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 335-342

  Lakshminarayanan, Balaji ^a,b   Weller, Thomas M ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Phase shifter; RF MEMS; True time delay (TTD)

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION VOLTAGE; RF MEMS; TRUE TIME DELAY (TTD);

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); INSERTION LOSSES; MEMS; PERMITTIVITY; SUBSTRATES;

PHASE SHIFTERS;

EID: 33847763724     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.890076     Document Type: Article

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