Split ring resonators (SRRs) based on micro-electro-mechanical deflectable cantilever-type rings: Application to tunable stopband filters

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 243-245

  Bouyge, David ^a   Mardivirin, David ^b   Bonache, Jordi ^a   Crunteanu, Aurelian ^b   Pothier, Arnaud ^b   Durán Sindreu, Miguel ^a   Blondy, Pierre ^b   Martín, Ferran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

MEMS systems; metamaterials; microstrip technology; split ring resonators (SRRs); tunable filters

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED CAPACITANCE; ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATION; FABRICATION PROCESS; MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROSTRIP TECHNOLOGY; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; SPLIT RING RESONATOR; SPLIT RING RESONATORS (SRRS); STOP-BAND FILTERS; SUSPENDED PARTS; TUNABLE FILTERS; TUNING RANGES;

ELECTROSTATIC ACTUATORS; MEMS; METAMATERIALS; NANOCANTILEVERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL RESONATORS; TUNING;

RING GAGES;

EID: 79955954857     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2011.2124450     Document Type: Article

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