Development of a microsystem based on a microfluidic network to tune and reconfigure RF circuits

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Pinon, S ^a,b   Diedhiou, D L ^c,d   Gue, A M ^a,b   Fabre, N ^a,b   Prigent, G ^b   Conedera, V ^a,b   Rius, E ^c,d   Quendo, C ^c,d   Potelon, B ^c,d   Favennec, J F ^c,d   Boukabache, A ^a,b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC FLUID; EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY; FLUIDIC CHANNELS; MICROFLUIDIC COMPONENTS; MICROFLUIDIC NETWORKS; MICROSTRIP STRUCTURES; MICROSTRIP WAVEGUIDE; QUARTER-WAVELENGTH; RF-CIRCUITS; SU-8 STRUCTURE; TUNABLE FILTERS; TUNABLE MICROWAVE;

DEIONIZED WATER; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSYSTEMS;

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

EID: 84863853833     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/22/7/074005     Document Type: Article

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