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A monolithic phased array using 3-bit distributed RF MEMS phase shifters
Date
2008-02-01
Author
Topalli, Kagan
Aydın Çivi, Hatice Özlem
Demir, Şimşek
Koç, Seyit Sencer
Akın, Tayfun
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This paper presents a novel electronically scanning phased-array antenna with 128 switches monolithically implemented using RF microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. The structure, which is designed at 15 GHz, consists of four linearly placed microstrip patch antennas, 3-bit distributed RF MEMS low-loss phase shifters, and a corporate feed network. MEMS switches and high-Q metal-air-metal capacitors are employed as loading elements in the phase shifter. The system is fabricated monolithically using an in-house surface micromachining process on a glass substrate and occupies an area of 6 cm x 5 cm. The measurement results show that the phase shifter can provide nearly 20 degrees/50 degrees/95 degrees phase shifts and their combinations at the expense of 1.5-dB average insertion loss at 15 GHz for eight combinations. It is also shown by measurements that the main beam can be steered to required directions by suitable settings of the RF MEMS phase shifters.
Subject Keywords
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Radiation
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Condensed Matter Physics
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/35559
Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/tmtt.2007.914377
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Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Article