Tunable millimeter-wave phase shifter based on dielectric elastomer actuation

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Romano, P ^a   Araromi, O ^a   Rosset, S ^a   Shea, H ^a   Perruisseau Carrier, J ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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Indexed keywords

COPLANAR WAVE-GUIDE (CPW); DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY; ELASTOMER MEMBRANES; METALLIC LOADINGS; MILLIMETER-WAVE PHASE SHIFTER; VARIABLE INTERACTION;

COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; ELASTOMERS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER ACTUATORS; MILLIMETER WAVES; PHASE SHIFTERS;

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EID: 84893085956     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4862272     Document Type: Article

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