A Switchable Iris Bandpass Filter Using RF MEMS Switchable Planar Resonators

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 34-36

  Chan, K Y ^a   Ramer, R ^a   Mansour, R R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

MEMS switches; microelectromechanical systems; microwave filters; microwave switch; radio frequency MEMS (RF MEMS); Waveguide switch

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTROMECHANICAL FILTERS; NOTCH FILTERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; RESONATORS; WAVEGUIDE FILTERS;

3D CAVITY; HIGH Q FACTOR; PLANAR RESONATORS; RF-MEMS; SWITCHABLE;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 85008478214     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2016.2629960     Document Type: Article

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