Design of a 3-state Reconfigurable CRLH transmission line based on MEMS switches

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 95, Issue , 2009, Pages 283-297

  Monti, G ^a   de Paolis, R ^a   Tarricone, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; MIM DEVICES;

COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT-HANDED TRANSMISSION LINES; CRLH TRANSMISSION LINES; DESIGN STRATEGIES; MEMS SWITCHES; METAL INSULATOR METAL CAPACITOR (MIM); MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS); RECONFIGURABLE; UNIT CELLS;

MEMS;

EID: 70349557348     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09071109     Document Type: Article

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