Analog-type millimeter-wave phase shifters based on MEMS tunable high-impedance surface and dielectric rod waveguide

International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-538

  Chicherin, Dmitry ^a   Sterner, Mikael ^b   Lioubtchenko, Dmitri ^a   Oberhammer, Joachim ^b   Räisänen, Antti V ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

dielectric rod waveguide; high impedance surface; MEMS; millimeter waves; Phase shifter

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC ROD WAVEGUIDES; ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; HIGH IMPEDANCE SURFACE; HIGH-IMPEDANCE SURFACES; MEMS VARACTOR; MILLIMETER-WAVE PHASE SHIFTER; RE-CONFIGURABLE; SCOPE OF APPLICATION;

MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHASE SHIFTERS; VARACTORS; WAVEGUIDES;

PHASE SHIFT;

EID: 80455156017     PISSN: 17590787     EISSN: 17590795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1759078711000821     Document Type: Article

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