Switchable low-loss RF MEMS Ka-band frequency-selective surface

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2474-2481

  Schoenlinner, Bernhard ^a   Abbaspour Tamijani, Abbas ^a   Kempel, Leo C ^b   Rebeiz, Gabriel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency selective surface (FSS); Microelectromechanical devices; Quasi optical; RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Tunable filters

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COOLING; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MAGNETIC FILTERS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); OPTICAL DEVICES; POWER TRANSMISSION; SUBSTRATES;

FREQUENCY SELECTIVE SURFACE (FSS); QUASI-OPTICAL; RF ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS); TUNABLE FILTERS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 9244225128     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.837148     Document Type: Conference Paper

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