Tunable stop-band filter at Q-band based on RF-MEMS metamaterials

Electronics Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 1153-1154

  Gil, I ^a   Martin, F ^a   Rottenberg, X ^b   De Raedt, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MICROACTUATORS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; WAVEGUIDES;

COMPLEMENTARY SPLIT RING RESONATORS (CSRR); METAMATERIALS; STOP-BAND FILTERS; WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE;

MEMS;

EID: 35148848654     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20072164     Document Type: Article

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