Fully Integrated Broadband CPW Left-Handed Metamaterials Based on GaAs Technology for RF/MMIC Applications

Author

Tong, Wei ; Chua, H.S. ; Hu, Zhirun ; Curtis, P.D. ; Gibson, A.P. ; Missous, M.

Author_Institution

Manchester Univ., Manchester

Volume

17

Issue

8

fYear

2007

Firstpage

592

Lastpage

594

Abstract

A fully integrated broadband coplanar waveguide left-handed metamaterial medium using GaAs technology for radio frequency/monolithic microwave integrated circuit (RF/MMIC) applications is reported and validated by the full wave simulation and measured results. The unit cell of the fabricated structures has a size of 0.09 mm². The left handedness of the integrated left-handed structure extends from 2.3 to 17.5 GHz. The compactness and broad left-handed operating bandwidth make the presented left-handed metamaterial be well incorporated with RF/MMIC applications.

Keywords

MMIC; coplanar waveguides; gallium arsenide; metamaterials; GaAs technology; RF/MMIC applications; broadband CPW left-handed metamaterials; full wave simulation; fully integrated broadband coplanar waveguide left-handed metamaterial; integrated left-handed structure; left-handed operating bandwidth; monolithic microwave integrated circuit; radio frequency; Application specific integrated circuits; Coplanar waveguides; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit technology; MMICs; Metamaterials; Microwave integrated circuits; Microwave technology; Monolithic integrated circuits; Radio frequency; Left-handedness (LH); left-handed transmission line (LH TL); metamaterials;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1531-1309

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2007.901774

Filename

4285680