A DC to 100 GHz high performance ohmic shunt switch

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1931-1934

  Mercier, Denis ^a   Charvet, Pierre Louis ^b   Berruyer, Pascale ^b   Zanchi, Christine ^c   Lapierre, Luc ^c   Vendier, Olivier ^d   Cazaux, Jean Louis ^d   Blondy, Pierre ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b CEA LETI   (France)

^c CNES   (France)

^d ASPI   (France)

Author keywords

Electrostatic actuation; Millimeter wave switches; Ohmic shunt switches; RF MEMS

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CALIBRATION; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROSTATICS; EXTRAPOLATION; INSERTION LOSSES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); RELIABILITY;

ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION; MILLIMETER WAVE SWITCHES; OHMIC SHUNT SWITCHES; RF MEMS;

ELECTRIC SWITCHES;

EID: 4544373232     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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